Where does “licitar” come from?
licitar (Portuguese) comes from Latin licitor, from Latin licitus, from Latin licet, from Proto-Italic *likēt.
licitar (Portuguese): to bid; to auction
Ancestry of “licitar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | licitor | — |
| 2 | Latin | licitus | allowed, permitted, having been permitted;... |
| 3 | Latin | licet | it is allowed; one is permitted; although, even... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *likēt | — |
Words derived from “licitar”