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Where does “lamer” come from?

lamer (Spanish) comes from Latin lambō, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- — to hang loosely; to lap, lick.

lamer (Spanish): to lick

Definitions

  1. to lick

Ancestry of “lamer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlambō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂b-to hang loosely; to lap, lick

Words derived from “lamer”

  • lameculos
  • relamer
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