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letum.

death; (usu. violent); Death (personified); manner of dying; P:destruction;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɫeː.tũː]Classical-Latin[ˈlɛː.tum]

  1. violent death, annihilation, killing

    declension-2
    Vidē quam turpī lētō pereāmus!

  2. ruin

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

Proposed derivations include: * Proto-Indo-European *ley- (“to flow”) (cognate with lītus). * Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (cognate with λύω (lúō)). * Proto-Indo-European *leh₁- (“to let, leave”) (cognate with Hittite [script needed] (laizzi, “lets”)) Compare also Latin dēleō and linō.

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