Where does “linctus” come from?

linctus (Latin) comes from Latin lingō, from Latin lingere, from Latin lingo, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

linctus (Latin): licked; a licking; the act of licking

Definitions

  1. licked; a licking; the act of licking

Ancestry of “linctus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlingōto lick (up)
2Latinlingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3LatinlingoI lick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

Words derived from “linctus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin lingo →Every word from Latin lingere →