Where does “limite” come from?
limite (Latin) comes from Latin limes, from Latin limus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
limite (Latin): ablative singular of līmes
Definitions
- ablative singular of līmes
Ancestry of “limite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | limes | limit, border, path; second-person singular... |
| 2 | Latin | limus | sidelong, askew, askance, sideways; mud, slime,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |