Where does “litigon” come from?
litigon (English) comes from English liger, from English lion, from French Lion, from Italian Leone, from Spanish león, from Latin legiō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
litigon (English): An animal born to a male lion and a female tigon
Definitions
- An animal born to a male lion and a female tigon
Ancestry of “litigon”, step by step
litigon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English liger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | liger | An animal born to a male lion and a tigress |
| 2 | English | lion | A big cat, "Panthera leo", native to Africa,... |
| 3 | French | Lion | Leo (constellation) |
| 4 | Italian | Leone | Leo |
| 5 | Spanish | león | lion; antlion; a brave person |
| 6 | Latin | legiō | A legion |
| 7 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 8 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English tigon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tigon | A cross between a male tiger and a lioness |