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liquor.

fluid, liquid;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈlɪ.kʷɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈliː.kʷor]
  1. fluidity, liquidity

    declension-3 · masculine
  2. liquid, fluid

    declension-3 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *wlikʷéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *(w)likʷēō Latin liqueō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin liquor From liqueō (“to be liquid, fluid”) + -or.

verb[ˈliː.kʷɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈliː.kʷor]
  1. to be fluid or liquid

    conjugation-3 · deponent · intransitive · no-perfect
  2. to flow

    conjugation-3 · deponent · intransitive · no-perfect
  3. to melt

    conjugation-3 · deponent · intransitive · no-perfect
  4. to dissolve

    conjugation-3 · deponent · intransitive · no-perfect
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷti, compare stative liqueō and 1st-conjugation liquō.

verb[ˈlɪ.kʷɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈliː.kʷor]
  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of liquō

    first-person · form-of · indicative · intransitive · passive · present · singular
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