Where does “limita” come from?

limita (Tagalog) comes from Spanish limitar, from Latin līmitāre, from Latin līmes, from Latin līmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

limita (Tagalog): act of limiting; limitation

Definitions

  1. act of limiting; limitation

Ancestry of “limita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlimitarto limit; to abut, to border
2Latinlīmitāre—
3Latinlīmeslimit, border, path
4Latinlīmussidelong, askew, askance, sideways
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
6Proto-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 →