"liminary" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more liminary [comparative], most liminary [superlative]
Etymology: From French liminaire (“introductory”) from Latin līmināris, from līmen (“doorstep, threshold; doorway, entrance; beginning, commencement”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns). Līmen is possibly derived from līmus (“askew; sideways”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bend, bow; elbow”)) + -men (suffix forming neuter nouns of the third declension) (from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ (suffix forming action nouns or result nouns from verbs)). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|liminaire||introductory}} French liminaire (“introductory”), {{der|en|la|līmināris}} Latin līmināris, {{der|en|ine-pro|*Heh₃l-|t=to bend, bow; elbow}} Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bend, bow; elbow”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*-mn̥|pos=suffix forming action nouns or result nouns from verbs}} Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ (suffix forming action nouns or result nouns from verbs) Head templates: {{en-adj}} liminary (comparative more liminary, superlative most liminary)
  1. (obsolete) introductory or preparatory Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-liminary-en-adj-v21pMoL6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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