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Where does “lias” come from?

lias (Medieval Latin) comes from Gaulish ligyā, from Proto-Celtic legyā, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

lias (Medieval Latin): lees, dregs; second-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. lees, dregs; second-person singular present...

Ancestry of “lias”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishligyā—
2Proto-Celticlegyālayer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “lias”

  • lees
  • leesy
  • lies
  • lie
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