Where does “limbus” come from?

limbus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- — to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply.

limbus (Latin): A border, edge; hem, fringe, tassel

Definitions

  1. A border, edge; hem, fringe, tassel

Ancestry of “limbus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)lembʰ-to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply

Words derived from “limbus”

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