Where does “litigieux” come from?
litigieux (French) comes from Middle French litigieux, from Latin litigiosus, 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.
litigieux (French): litigious; controversial
Definitions
- litigious; controversial
Ancestry of “litigieux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | litigieux | — |
| 2 | Latin | litigiosus | quarrelsome; contentious, litigious; disputed,... |
| 3 | Latin | litigium | quarrel |
| 4 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |