Where does “limace” come from?
limace (French) comes from Proto-Germanic līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
limace (French): slug
Ancestry of “limace”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | līmaz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |
Words derived from “limace”