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Where does “litigable” come from?

litigable (English) comes from English litigate, from Latin litigatus, from Latin lītigō, from Latin līs, from Old Latin stlīs.

litigable (English): Able or likely to be successfully litigated

Definitions

  1. Able or likely to be successfully litigated

Ancestry of “litigable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlitigateTo go to law; to carry on a lawsuit; To contest...
2Latinlitigatusdisputed, quarrelled over, having been disputed;...
3Latinlītigō—
4Latinlīs—
5Old Latinstlīs—

Words derived from “litigable”

  • nonlitigable
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