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Where does “lippus” come from?

lippus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

lippus (Latin): having bleary, watery, rheumy or inflamed eyes;...

Definitions

  1. having bleary, watery, rheumy or inflamed eyes;...

Ancestry of “lippus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “lippus”

  • lippitude
  • lippitudo
  • lippo
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