Where does “limit” come from?

limit (Sundanese) comes from Indonesian limit, from Dutch limiet, from Middle Dutch limiten, from Old French limite, from Latin līmes, from Latin līmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

limit (Sundanese): smooth, neat

Definitions

  1. smooth, neat

Ancestry of “limit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianlimitlimit
2Dutchlimietlimit
3Middle Dutchlimiten—
4Old Frenchlimite—
5Latinlīmeslimit, border, path
6Latinlīmussidelong, askew, askance, sideways
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
8Proto-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 →