limpidus

Signification (Anglais)

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) clear, bright, transparent, limpid
2. (Late-Latin, adjective, declension-1, declension-2) clean

Concepts

limpide

Traductions

límpid

deutlich

klar

limpid

sheer

limpido

duidelijk

límpido

límpido

Prononcé comme (IPA)

[ˈlɪm.pɪ.dʊs]

Étymologie (Anglais)

Of unclear origin. Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (“to shine”) and so cognate with Old Norse leiptr (“lightning”), Lithuanian liepsnà (“flame”), Ancient Greek λάμπω (lámpō, “to shine”), Lithuanian lópė (“light”), Latvian lāpa (“torch”). Another theory links the word to limpor (“clear liquid”) and/or lympha (“clear river water”). Finally, an alternative theory derives the word, perhaps via a dialectal Sabellic form, from an unattested *limp-ē- (“to be liquid”), from Proto-Italic *lin-kʷ-ē-, itself related to *linkʷō (“to leave”).