Where does “litigious” come from?
Litigious comes from Middle French litigieux, from Latin litigiosus, meaning quarrelsome or given to lawsuits.
litigious (English): Of or relating to litigation; Inclined to engage...
Definitions
- Of or relating to litigation; Inclined to engage...
Ancestry of “litigious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | litigiosus | quarrelsome; contentious, litigious; disputed,... |
| 2 | Latin | litigium | quarrel |
| 3 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |