Where does “lis pendens” come from?

lis pendens (English) comes from Latin līs, from Old Latin stlīs.

lis pendens (English): A notice of pending litigation against a property

Definitions

  1. A notice of pending litigation against a property

Ancestry of “lis pendens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīslawsuit, action
2Old Latinstlīs—
Every word from Old Latin stlīs →