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Where does “licherie” come from?

licherie (Old French) comes from Old French lechier, from Vulgar Latin *liccāre, from Proto-West Germanic likkōn, from Proto-Germanic lekaną, from Proto-Indo-European leg- — to leak.

licherie (Old French): gluttony, sensuality, lewdness, lechery

Definitions

  1. gluttony, sensuality, lewdness, lechery

Ancestry of “licherie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlechier—
2Vulgar Latin*liccāre—
3Proto-West Germaniclikkōnto lick
4Proto-GermaniclekanąTo leak; seep; drip
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleg-to leak

Words derived from “licherie”

  • lecherous
  • lecherously
  • lecherousness
  • unlecherous
  • licherous
  • lecherous
  • lecherous
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