prolixus

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) stretched out, extended
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) courteous
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) favorable

Vertalings

weit

long

largo

lunga

wide

broad

longtemps

εκτενής

favorable

obliging

officious

αθυρόστομος

αδίστακτος

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[proːˈlɪk.sʊs]

Etimologie (Engels)

From prō- (“forward, before, in front”) + *lixus (compare ēlixus); the unprefixed adjective probably descends from Proto-Italic *liksos, from Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- (“moist, to wet”) and originally had a sense like "fluid, flowing". Cognate with lixa and liqueō.