Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain; perhaps from Vulgar Latin/Proto-Romance *līsius, a borrowing from Ancient Greek λισσός (lissós, smooth).[1] Compare Spanish and Portuguese liso, French lisse, Italian liscio.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

llis (feminine llisa, masculine plural llisos, feminine plural llises)

  1. smooth

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 133

Further reading edit