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Where does “nonlitigant” come from?

nonlitigant (English) comes from English litigant, from French litigant, from Latin litigans, from Latin litigo, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

nonlitigant (English): One who is not a litigant

Definitions

  1. One who is not a litigant

Ancestry of “nonlitigant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlitigantA party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or...
2Frenchlitigant—
3Latinlitigansdisputing, quarrelling; litigating, suing; a...
4LatinlitigoI dispute, quarrel; I litigate, sue
5Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
6Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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