Where does “litige” come from?

litige (French) comes from Latin litigium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

litige (French): litigation

Definitions

  1. litigation

Ancestry of “litige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlitigiumquarrel
2Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “litige”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →