Where does “limosus” come from?

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

limosus (Latin): miry, muddy, marshy, slimy

Definitions

  1. miry, muddy, marshy, slimy

Ancestry of “limosus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “limosus”

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