Where does “lintellus” come from?
lintellus (Latin) comes from Latin limitellus, from Latin līmes, from Latin līmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
Ancestry of “lintellus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | limitellus | — |
| 2 | Latin | līmes | limit, border, path |
| 3 | Latin | līmus | sidelong, askew, askance, sideways |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |