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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlimitellus—
2Latinlīmes—
3Latinlīmus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “lintellus”

  • lintel
  • lintelled
  • lyntel
  • lintel
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