letum

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • violent death, annihilation, killing
  • ruin

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *ley- (glide, flow, be slimy, be sticky, pour, elude, shrink from, avoid, mud, be slippery, slide, slime, slip, streak), *lewH- (sever, untie, set free, separate, loosen, lose, cut, cut apart), *leh₁- (let, leave, stone).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*leh₁-

Gloss

let, leave, stone

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

石

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