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
- One who is not a litigant
Ancestry of “nonlitigant”, step by step
nonlitigant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English litigant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | litigant | A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or... |
| 2 | French | litigant | litigant |
| 3 | Latin | litigans | disputing, quarrelling; litigating, suing; a... |
| 4 | Latin | litigo | I dispute, quarrel; I litigate, sue |
| 5 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |