Where does “lignan” come from?
lignan (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ligna, from Esperanto ligno, from Latin līgnum, from English polygonum, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
lignan (Esperanto): accusative singular of ligna
Definitions
- accusative singular of ligna
Ancestry of “lignan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ligna | wooden |
| 2 | Esperanto | ligno | wood; tree } |
| 3 | Latin | līgnum | firewood |
| 4 | English | polygonum | Any of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |