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Where does “Λίγυς” come from?

Λίγυς (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Λίγυς (Ancient Greek): one of the Ligures; a Ligurian; an inhabitant of...

Definitions

  1. one of the Ligures; a Ligurian; an inhabitant of...

Ancestry of “Λίγυς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Words derived from “Λίγυς”

  • Liguria
  • Ligurian
  • Liguria
  • Liguria
  • Liguria
  • Liguria
  • Ligúria
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