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Where does “limitaneus” come from?

limitaneus (Latin) comes from Latin līmes, from Latin līmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

limitaneus (Latin): border; limiting

Definitions

  1. border; limiting

Ancestry of “limitaneus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīmes—
2Latinlīmus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “limitaneus”

  • limitaneous
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