Where does “límite” come from?
límite (Spanish) comes from Latin līmes, from Latin līmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
límite (Spanish): limit, threshold
Ancestry of “límite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | līmes | — |
| 2 | Latin | līmus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |