Etymology

limbic

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Today it means: Relating to the limbic system. Full definition →

French limbique ← Latin limbus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromlimbus“edge, border”
  2. French · derived fromlimbique
  3. English todaylimbic

From French limbique, from Latin limbus (“edge, border”).

Words from the same roots

Latinlimbus all →

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