Where does “liquide” come from?
liquide (Old French) 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.
liquide (Old French): liquid
Definitions
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Ancestry of “liquide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | liquidus | liquid, fluid, flowing; clear, transparent,... |
| 2 | Latin | liqueō | to be liquid, fluid |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wlikʷēō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wleykʷ- | moist, to wet |