Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “leǵ-no-m”

158 words across 28 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-no-m — including lignin, lignite, ligneous, pyroligneous, ligninolytic, lignitic, pyrolignite, ligninase.

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English (26)

Romanian (26)

Latin (22)

Italian (16)

Welsh (6)

Catalan (6)

Spanish (6)

Romansch (6)

Portuguese (5)

Esperanto (4)

French (3)

Aromanian (3)

Polish (3)

Maltese (3)

Emilian (3)

Friulian (2)

Sicilian (2)

Galician (2)

Istriot (2)

Ladin (2)

Old Portuguese (2)

Romagnol (2)

Neapolitan (1)

Venetian (1)

Dalmatian (1)

Old Spanish (1)

Proto-Italic (1)

Dutch (1)