Where does “lovage” come from?
lovage (English) comes from Middle English loveache, from Anglo-Norman luvasche, from Latin levisticum, from Latin ligusticum, from Latin ligusticus, from Ancient Greek Λῐγῠστῐκός, from Ancient Greek Λίγυς, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...
lovage (English): A perennial Mediterranean herb, Levisticum...
Definitions
- A perennial Mediterranean herb, Levisticum...
Ancestry of “lovage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | loveache | lovage or a similar plant |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | luvasche | — |
| 3 | Latin | levisticum | lovage |
| 4 | Latin | ligusticum | A plant indigenous to Liguria; lovage |
| 5 | Latin | ligusticus | Ligurian |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Λῐγῠστῐκός | Ligurian |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Λίγυς | one of the Ligures; a Ligurian; an inhabitant of... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyǵ- | to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to... |