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Where does “Liguria” come from?

Liguria (English) comes from Occitan Ligúria, from Latin Liguria, from Faroese -ligur, from Old Norse -ligr, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

Ancestry of “Liguria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1OccitanLigúria—
2LatinLiguria—
3Faroese-ligur-ly
4Old Norse-ligrsuffix used to create adjectives, having the...
5Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
6Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “Liguria”

  • Ligurian
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