Where does “limo” come from?

limo (Spanish) comes from Latin līmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

limo (Spanish): mud, slime, silt

Definitions

  1. mud, slime, silt

Ancestry of “limo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīmussidelong, askew, askance, sideways
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Latin līmus →