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liquidiusculus

liquidiusculus

milder

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What it meant

1. liquidiusculus — de Vaan

liquidiusculus 'milder' (PL), liquescere 'to become liquid, melt' (Naev.+); liqui 'to become liquid, dissolve' (P1.+); colliquescere 'to melt, liquefy' (Varro+), eliquescere Ho become liquid' (Varro+), liquefacere 'to melt' (Lucr.+), colliquefacere 'id.' (Varro+), deliquare 'to make clear, strain' (P1.+), eliquare 'to purify by straining' (Varro+), liquare cto make liquid or clear' (Hor.+). \ w Pit. *(w)lei1F-e/o- … — [de Vaan, s.v. liquidiusculus, p. 359]

2. lĭquĭdĭuscŭlus — Lewis & Short

lĭquĭdĭuscŭlus, a, um,

I adj. comp. dim. [id.], somewhat more fluid or soft: liquidiusculusque ero, quam ventus est Favonius, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 71; v. Brix ad loc.

Where it came from

  • de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) Treated in de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) s.v. liquidiusculus (scan pp. 359-360; entry #926). Root candidates: *uleikw-, *uleiky-, *leis-.
  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. liquidiusculus (scan p. 386; entry #6114).

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