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Where does “liquidar” come from?

liquidar (Spanish) comes from Latin liquido, from Latin liquidus, from Latin liqueō, from Proto-Italic wlikʷēō, from Proto-Indo-European wlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.

liquidar (Spanish): to liquidate; to liquefy

Definitions

  1. to liquidate; to liquefy

Ancestry of “liquidar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinliquidodative masculine singular of liquidus; dative...
2Latinliquidusliquid, fluid, flowing; clear, transparent,...
3Latinliqueō—
4Proto-Italicwlikʷēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet
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