Where does “limitrophus” come from?

limitrophus (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,...

limitrophus (Latin): bordering

Definitions

  1. bordering

Ancestry of “limitrophus”, step by step

limitrophus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin līmes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīmeslimit, border, path
2Latinlīmussidelong, askew, askance, sideways
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

via Ancient Greek τρέφω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρέφωto thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to...
2Proto-Hellenictʰrépʰō—

Words derived from “limitrophus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Latin līmus →