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Where does “likvid” come from?

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

likvid (Norwegian Nynorsk): liquid; solvent

Definitions

  1. liquid; solvent

Ancestry of “likvid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinliquidusliquid, fluid, flowing; clear, transparent,...
2Latinliqueō—
3Proto-Italicwlikʷēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet
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