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Where does “limbique” come from?

limbique (French) comes from Latin limbus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- — to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply.

limbique (French): limbic

Definitions

  1. limbic

Ancestry of “limbique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlimbusA border, edge; hem, fringe, tassel
2Proto-Indo-European(s)lembʰ-to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply

Words derived from “limbique”

  • limbic
  • mesolimbic
  • paralimbic
  • mesocorticolimbic
  • prelimbic
  • corticolimbic
  • infralimbic
  • nonlimbic
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