Where does “limitare” come from?

limitare (Italian) comes from Latin līmitō, from Latin līmes, from Latin līmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

limitare (Italian): to limit or restrict; to bound

Definitions

  1. to limit or restrict; to bound

Ancestry of “limitare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīmitōto limit, delimit, bound
2Latinlīmeslimit, border, path
3Latinlīmussidelong, askew, askance, sideways
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “limitare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Latin līmus →