lis
Pronunciation: [ˈliːs]
“lis” is a Latin word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
Etymology
From Old Latin stlīs, slīs, perhaps with unusual reduction from Proto-Italic *slītis (“accusation, dispute”), from Proto-Indo-European *sliH-ti-, possibly from a root Proto-Indo-European *(s)leyH- (“to accuse”); cognate with Old Irish liid (“accuse, charge”).
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