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Where does “liquesco” come from?

liquesco (Latin) comes from Latin liqueō, from Proto-Italic wlikʷēō, from Proto-Indo-European wlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.

liquesco (Latin): I melt, liquefy

Definitions

  1. I melt, liquefy

Ancestry of “liquesco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinliqueō—
2Proto-Italicwlikʷēō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet

Words derived from “liquesco”

  • liquescent
  • colliquesco
  • liquescens
  • liquescendus
  • colliquescens
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