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Where does “licitirati” come from?

licitirati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German lizitieren, from Latin liceor, from Proto-Indo-European leyk- — to prepare for sale.

Ancestry of “licitirati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlizitieren—
2LatinliceorI bid , make an offer; I value, appraise,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyk-to prepare for sale

Words derived from “licitirati”

  • licitacija
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyk- →