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Where does “litigiously” come from?

litigiously (English) comes from English litigious, from Latin litigiosus, from Latin litigium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

litigiously (English): In a litigious manner

Definitions

  1. In a litigious manner

Ancestry of “litigiously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlitigiousOf or relating to litigation; Inclined to engage...
2Latinlitigiosusquarrelsome; contentious, litigious; disputed,...
3Latinlitigium—
4Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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