English
limaciform
Limaciform comes from Latin limax ‘slug’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sleh₁y-m-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sleh₁y-m-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλεῖμαξ
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElimax‘slug’
- Englishtodaylimaciform
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sleh₁y-m-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλεῖμαξ
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElimax‘slug’
- Englishtodaylimaciform
Formed from -iform
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *sleh₁y-m-
Today it means
adj slug-shaped
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sleh₁y-m- / limaciform