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elixus.

boiled (of meat etc.)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[eːˈlɪk.sʊs]Classical-Latin[eˈlik.sus]
  1. boiled (of meat etc.)

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  2. soaked, sodden

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From ex- (“out”) + *lixus (compare prōlixus); 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.

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