Where does “lícito” come from?

lícito (Portuguese) comes from Latin licitus, from Latin licet, from Proto-Italic *likēt — to be available, to have the value of, to be for sale.

lícito (Portuguese): lawful, licit

Definitions

  1. lawful, licit

Ancestry of “lícito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlicitusallowed, permitted, having been permitted;...
2Latinlicetit is allowed; one is permitted; although, even...
3Proto-Italic*likētto be available, to have the value of, to be for sale

Words derived from “lícito”

Every word from Proto-Italic *likēt →Every word from Latin licet →Every word from Latin licitus →