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lei-
Also slei-.
Slimy.
Derivatives include slime, slick, and oblivion.- slime, from Old English slīm, slime;
- slippery, from Old English slipor, slippery;
- slick, from Old English *slice, smooth, and -slīcian, to make smooth;
- lime3, from Old English līm, cement, birdlime;
- loam, from Old English lām, loam;
- slight, from Middle English slight, slender, probably from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse slēttr, smooth, sleek;
- slip1, from Middle English slippen, to slip, probably from a source akin to Middle Dutch and Middle Low German slippen, to slip, slip away;
- schlep, from Middle Low German slēpen, to drag. a-h all from Germanic *slī̆‑ with various extensions.
- Suffixed form *lei-mo‑. limacine, limicoline, from Latin līmus, slime.
- Suffixed form *lei-w‑. oblivion, oubliette, from Latin oblīvīscī, to forget (< "to wipe, let slip from the mind"; ob‑, away; see epi).
- Suffixed form *lei-wo‑. leiomyoma, from Greek leios, smooth.
- Extended form *(s)leiə‑ (oldest form *(s)leihx‑), with metathesis *(s)leə(i)‑.
- Zero-grade form with nasal infix *li-n-ə‑. liniment, from Latin linere (perfect lēvī), to anoint;
- suffixed zero-grade form *lī‑ (< *liə‑) litotes, from Greek lītos, plain, simple;
- suffixed metathesized form *leə-wo‑, whence *lē-wo‑. levigate, from Latin lēvis, smooth.
[Pokorny 3. lei‑ 662.] |
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