Where does “licito” come from?
licito (Italian) comes from Latin licitus, from Latin licet, from Proto-Italic *likēt — to be available, to have the value of, to be for sale.
licito (Italian): Obsolete form of lecito
Ancestry of “licito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | licitus | allowed, permitted, having been permitted;... |
| 2 | Latin | licet | it is allowed; one is permitted; although, even... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *likēt | to be available, to have the value of, to be for sale |
Words derived from “licito”