Where does “limpoċċ” come from?

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

limpoċċ (Maltese): bleary-eyed

Definitions

  1. bleary-eyed

Ancestry of “limpoċċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlippohaving gound; purblind, half-sighted
2Latinlippushaving bleary, watery, rheumy or inflamed eyes;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyp- →Every word from Latin lippus →
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