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

  1. ablative singular of līmes

Ancestry of “limite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlimeslimit, border, path; second-person singular...
2Latinlimussidelong, askew, askance, sideways; mud, slime,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Latin limus →