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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,...

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Ancestry of “liturus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLino—
2Proto-Italiclinōto smear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
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