Where does “litigant” come from?
Litigant comes from French litigant, from Latin litigans, the present participle of litigo, derived from lis meaning dispute and vertere meaning to turn.
litigant (English): A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or...
Definitions
- A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or...
Ancestry of “litigant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | litigant | litigant |
| 2 | Latin | litigans | disputing, quarrelling; litigating, suing; a... |
| 3 | Latin | litigo | I dispute, quarrel; I litigate, sue |
| 4 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |