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limbus.

border, edge; ornamental border of a robe;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈlɪm.bʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈlim.bus]
  1. A border, edge

    declension-2 · masculine
  2. hem, fringe, tassel

    declension-2 · masculine
  3. limbo

    Ecclesiastical · Latin · declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Possibly: * from Proto-Indo-European *lemb- (“to hang loosely, hang limply”), the same tentative root as Sanskrit लम्बते (lambate, “hangs down”) and English limp, a nasal-infixed form of *leb-; * or from Proto-Indo-European *len-, whence Lithuanian linta (“ribbon”) and Old Norse linnr (“whether”).

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