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

Definitions

  1. limit, threshold

Ancestry of “límite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīmeslimit, border, path
2Latinlīmussidelong, askew, askance, sideways
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “límite

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-Every word from Latin līmus