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Where does “licinus” come from?

licinus (Latin) comes from Old Latin lecinos, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

licinus (Latin): bent turned upward

Definitions

  1. bent turned upward

Ancestry of “licinus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Latinlecinos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “licinus”

  • obliquity
  • obliquus
  • obliquation
  • obliquo
  • obliquatus
  • obliquans
  • obliquatio
  • obliquare
  • obliquaturus
  • obliquandus
  • Licinius
  • obliquitas
  • obliquus
  • oblicuo
  • obliquo
  • obliquangolo
  • obliquità
  • oblique
  • obliquité
  • barre oblique
  • obliqüitat
  • obliquar
  • Λικίννιος
  • oblicuo
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