liminal

Meaning

Adjective

Of or pertaining to an entrance or threshold.
Of or pertaining to a beginning or first stage of a process.

Origin

From Latin līminālis, from līmen + -ālis. Līmen is possibly derived from līmus (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l-) + -men (from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥).

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