From Middle English litmose, lytmose, litemose, from Old Norse litmosi ("moss used for dyeing"), from lita, from litr, from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz, from Proto-Indo-European *wel- ("to see") + mosi. Cognate with Old English wlite ("appearance, form, brightness, countenance"). More at moss.
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