Where does “litigant” come from?
litigant (French) comes 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.
litigant (French): litigant
Definitions
- litigant
Ancestry of “litigant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | litigans | disputing, quarrelling; litigating, suing; a... |
| 2 | Latin | litigo | I dispute, quarrel; I litigate, sue |
| 3 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |