Etymograph

English

linctus

Linctus comes from Latin linctus, from lingō ‘to lick (up)’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leyǵʰ-‘to lick’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lingōreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElingō‘to lick (up)’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElinctus
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leyǵʰ-‘to lick’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lingōreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElingō‘to lick (up)’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElinctus
  5. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- ‘to lick’

lick, lichen, lecherous, slake, 3 more

through Latin lingō ‘to lick (up)’

cunnilingus, 3 more

Today it means

noun Any syrupy medication; especially a remedy for coughs.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- / linctus

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