eliminación

/eliminaˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f

elimination

❌ e-LIMIT-nación = push past the limit, out the door (Latin e- 'out' + limen 'threshold')

From Latin eliminare: e- means out, limen means threshold. To eliminate is to send something out over the threshold. The same limen gives English limit and Spanish límite, so elimination is putting something beyond the limit.

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