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Etymology · Proto-Indo-European

*lēy-

4 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *lēy-, most common first.

liverA large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.
linTo desist, to stop, to cease.
latheTo invite; bid; ask.
blinTo cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up.