Etymology

lubricous

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Today it means: Slimy to the touch. Full definition →

Latin lūbricus
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The story

  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromlūbricus“slippery”
  2. English todaylubricous

Learned borrowing from Latin lūbricus (“slippery”). Doublet of lubricious.

Words from the same roots

Latinlūbricus all →

lubriclubriciouslubrifaction

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