Where does “ilicet” come from?

ilicet (Latin) comes from Latin licet, from Proto-Italic *likēt — to be available, to have the value of, to be for sale.

ilicet (Latin): let someone or something go; it is over;...

Definitions

  1. let someone or something go; it is over;...

Ancestry of “ilicet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlicetit is allowed; one is permitted; although, even...
2Proto-Italic*likētto be available, to have the value of, to be for sale
Every word from Proto-Italic *likētEvery word from Latin licet