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Where does “wlikʷēō” come from?

wlikʷēō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.

Ancestry of “wlikʷēō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet

Words derived from “wlikʷēō”

  • liquid
  • liquor
  • liqueur
  • dilettante
  • illiquid
  • dilettantism
  • semiliquid
  • dilettanteism
  • liquidly
  • liquify
  • dilettantish
  • liquidy
  • nonliquid
  • liquescent
  • antiliquor
  • liquidlike
  • liquidise
  • liquidize
  • liquidiser
  • liquate
  • liquidness
  • liquidizer
  • liquamen
  • delectate
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