Where does “liturus” come from?

liturus (Latin) comes from Latin Lino, from Proto-Italic linō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

liturus (Latin): about to smear

Definitions

  1. about to smear

Ancestry of “liturus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLinoto daub, besmear, anoint
2Proto-Italiclinōto smear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Proto-Italic linō →