| 【limit】 is word-forming element usually meaning "boundary, frontier" from Latin "limes, limitare" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "limit"]
eliminate **[3703] To eliminate something, especially something you do not want or need, means to remove it completely.
limit ****[1314] a point beyond which it is not possible to go
limitation ***[2948] The limitation of something is the act or process of controlling or reducing it.
limited ****[1733] not high or great in number, amount, etc.
[WORD ROOT]root limit
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] limin, limit
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) limes, limitare
[MEANING]root boundary, frontier
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 limes boundary, limit
- 【Latin】 limitare to bound, limit, fix
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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eliminate ★★[3703] verb from eliminate 〈 limit
【DEFINITION】 To eliminate something, especially something you do not want or need, means to remove it completely.
【Declension/Conjugation】 eliminated eliminated eliminating eliminates
【SYNONYM】 knock out, get rid of
【ROOTs】 ⑴ e(ex); out, out of, forth ⑵ limin(limit); boundary, frontier ⑶ ate; verb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin ex limine》 off the threshold
【First Known Meaning】 thrust out of doors, expel
【DERIVATIVEs】 eliminability, eliminable, eliminant, elimination, eliminative, eliminator, eliminatory, eliminate
limit ★★★★[1314] noun from limit
【DEFINITION】 ① a point beyond which it is not possible to go
② a point beyond which someone is not allowed to go
③ an amount or number that is the highest or lowest allowed
【SYNONYM】 restriction, restraint
【ROOTs】 limit; boundary, frontier
【Etymology】 《Latin limitare》 to bound, limit, fix
【First Known Meaning】 boundary, frontier
【DERIVATIVEs】 limit, limitable, limitableness, limitary, limitation, limitative, limitless, limitlessly, limitlessness
limitation ★★★[2948] noun from limit
【DEFINITION】 The limitation of something is the act or process of controlling or reducing it.
【pl.】 limitations
【SYNONYM】 restriction, restraint, curb
【ROOTs】 ⑴ limit; boundary, frontier ⑵ ation(ion); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin limitare》 to bound, limit, fix
【DERIVATIVEs】 limit, limitable, limitableness, limitary, limitation, limitative, limitless, limitlessly, limitlessness
limited ★★★★[1733] adjective from limit
【DEFINITION】 not high or great in number, amount, etc.
【COMPOSITION】 limit + ed
【ROOTs】 ⑴ limit; boundary, frontier ⑵ ed; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin limitare》 to bound, limit, fix
【DERIVATIVEs】 limitedly, limitedness, limited
Other words containing "limit"; eliminability, eliminable, eliminant, elimination, eliminative, eliminator, eliminatory, limitable, limitableness, limitary, limitative, limitless, limitlessly, limitlessness, unlimited
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
like
light
lig
lie, lay
lic-
liber
lev
less
lend
leg-, legis-
