Where does “lintel” come from?
lintel (Old French) comes from Latin lintellus, from Latin limitellus, from Latin līmes, from Latin līmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
lintel (Old French): lintel
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