Where does “legill” come from?

legill (Icelandic) comes from Medieval Latin lagellum, from Latin lagēna, from Ancient Greek λάγηνος, from Ancient Greek λᾰ́γῡνος — flagon; pitcher; flask.

legill (Icelandic): keg

Definitions

  1. keg

Ancestry of “legill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinlagellum—
2Latinlagēna—
3Ancient GreekλάγηνοςAlternative form of λᾰ́γῡνος; flask, pitcher;...
4Ancient Greekλᾰ́γῡνοςflagon; pitcher; flask
Every word from Ancient Greek λᾰ́γῡνος →Every word from Ancient Greek λάγηνος →Every word from Latin lagēna →