| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | leigh- |
| DEFINITION: | To lick. Oldest form *lei h-, becoming *leigh- in centum languages. 1. electuary, lekvar, lichen, from Greek leikhein, to lick. 2. Zero-grade form *ligh-. a. lick, from Old English liccian, to lick; b. lecher, from Old French lechier, to live in debauchery. Both a and b from Germanic *likk n. 3. Nasalized zero-grade form *li-n-gh-. anilingus, cunnilingus, from Latin lingere, to lick. (Pokorny leih- 668.) |
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