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Where does “limiter” come from?

limiter (Old French) comes from Latin līmitō, from Latin līmes, from Latin līmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Ancestry of “limiter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīmitō—
2Latinlīmes—
3Latinlīmus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “limiter”

  • limiten
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