Where does “liquidous” come from?
liquidous (English) comes from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz — to grow, nourish.
liquidous (English): Having properties characteristic of a liquid;...
Definitions
- Having properties characteristic of a liquid;...
Ancestry of “liquidous”, step by step
liquidous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English liquid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | liquid | A substance that is flowing, and keeping no... |
| 2 | Middle English | liquide | liquid; fluid, flowing, unconstrained |
| 3 | Old French | liquide | liquid |
| 4 | Latin | liquidus | liquid, fluid, flowing; clear, transparent,... |
| 5 | Latin | liqueō | to be liquid, fluid |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wlikʷēō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wleykʷ- | moist, to wet |