Where does “lis” come from?

Lis is a modern English formation ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European al-, with unclear intermediate development through Latin illa and ille.

lis (English): fleur-de-lis; plural of li; The substance of a...

Definitions

  1. fleur-de-lis; plural of li; The substance of a...

Ancestry of “lis”, step by step

lis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Lis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishLisfox
2PolishListopadNovember
3Old PolishlistopadNovember
4Proto-Slaviclistopadъleaf fall; time of leaf fall
5Proto-Slavicpastito pasture; to herd; to fall
6Proto-Balto-Slavicpāˀstéi—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂stito guard, to protect; to shepherd
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Latin līs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīslawsuit, action
2Old Latinstlīs—

Words derived from “lis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →