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

95 words across 21 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-no-m — including lignin, lignite, lignocellulosic, lignocaine, lignocellulose, ligninolytic, lignitic, pyrolignite.

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English (26)

Latin (17)

Italian (12)

Romansch (6)

Spanish (5)

Romanian (5)

French (3)

Aromanian (3)

Friulian (2)

Sicilian (2)

Galician (2)

Istriot (2)

Ladin (2)

Neapolitan (1)

Welsh (1)

Venetian (1)

Dalmatian (1)

Catalan (1)

Portuguese (1)

Old Portuguese (1)

Proto-Italic (1)