Where does “liliger” come from?
liliger (English) comes from English liger, from English lion, from French Lion, from Italian Leone, from Spanish león, from Latin legiō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
liliger (English): An animal born to a male lion and a ligress
Definitions
- An animal born to a male lion and a ligress
Ancestry of “liliger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | liger | An animal born to a male lion and a tigress |
| 2 | English | lion | A big cat, "Panthera leo", native to Africa,... |
| 3 | French | Lion | Leo (constellation) |
| 4 | Italian | Leone | Leo |
| 5 | Spanish | león | lion; antlion; a brave person |
| 6 | Latin | legiō | A legion |
| 7 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 8 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |