Where does “ilíquido” come from?

ilíquido (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese líquido, 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.

ilíquido (Portuguese): illiquid

Definitions

  1. illiquid

Ancestry of “ilíquido”, step by step

ilíquido traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese líquido

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselíquidoliquid
2Latinliquidusliquid, fluid, flowing; clear, transparent,...
3Latinliqueōto be liquid, fluid
4Proto-Italicwlikʷēō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet

via Spanish líquido

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlíquidoliquid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wlikʷ-éh₁-ye-tiEvery word from Proto-Italic wlikʷēō