Where does “licenca” come from?
licenca (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Lizenz, from Latin licentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
licenca (Serbo-Croatian): licence
Definitions
- licence
Ancestry of “licenca”, step by step
licenca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Lizenz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lizenz | license |
| 2 | Latin | licentia | a license, freedom, liberty; a liberty which one... |
| 3 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Serbo-Croatian licèncija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | licèncija | license |