Where does “limfo” come from?

limfo (Esperanto) comes from Latin lympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη, from Proto-Indo-European snewbʰ- — to marry, wed; to marry, to wed.

limfo (Esperanto): lymph

Definitions

  1. lymph

Ancestry of “limfo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlymphapure water, spring water
2Ancient Greekνύμφηbride, young wife; young, nubile woman;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnewbʰ-to marry, wed; to marry, to wed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snewbʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek νύμφη →Every word from Latin lympha →