Where does “licet” come from?

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

licet (Latin): it is allowed; one is permitted; although, even...

Definitions

  1. it is allowed; one is permitted; although, even...

Ancestry of “licet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*likētto be available, to have the value of, to be for sale

Words derived from “licet

Every word from Proto-Italic *likēt
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