Where does “ligneous” come from?
ligneous (English) comes from Latin ligneus, from Latin līgnum, from English polygonum, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
ligneous (English): Of, or resembling wood; woody; Containing lignin...
Definitions
- Of, or resembling wood; woody; Containing lignin...
Ancestry of “ligneous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ligneus | Of wood—wooden; Similar in texture to wood—woody |
| 2 | Latin | līgnum | firewood |
| 3 | English | polygonum | Any of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |