Where does “limose” come from?

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

limose (Italian): feminine plural of limoso

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of limoso

Ancestry of “limose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlimososlimy, muddy; loamy
2Latinlimosusmiry, muddy, marshy, slimy
3Latinlīmussidelong, askew, askance, sideways
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Latin līmus →
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