Where does “limite” come from?

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

limite (Italian): limit, limitation, bounds; boundary, border; line

Definitions

  1. limit, limitation, bounds; boundary, border; line

Ancestry of “limite”, step by step

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

Words derived from “limite”

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