Where does “limo” come from?

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

limo (Italian): mud, slime; silt; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. mud, slime; silt; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “limo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “limo”

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