Where does “lícito” come from?
lícito (Spanish) comes from Latin licitus, from Latin licet, from Proto-Italic *likēt.
lícito (Spanish): licit; just, fair
Ancestry of “lícito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | licitus | allowed, permitted, having been permitted;... |
| 2 | Latin | licet | it is allowed; one is permitted; although, even... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *likēt | — |