Where does “leguleio” come from?
leguleio (Italian) comes from Latin leguleius, from Latin -uleius, from Latin -eius, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
leguleio (Italian): pettyfogger
Definitions
- pettyfogger
Ancestry of “leguleio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | leguleius | A pettifogger, a pettifogging lawyer |
| 2 | Latin | -uleius | forms nomina gentilicia; forms pejorative... |
| 3 | Latin | -eius | forms nomina gentilicia; forms adjectives from... |
| 4 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |