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Where does “litigante” come from?

litigante (Italian) 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.

litigante (Italian): quarreler; litigant; present participle of...

Definitions

  1. quarreler; litigant; present participle of...

Ancestry of “litigante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlitigansdisputing, quarrelling; litigating, suing; a...
2LatinlitigoI dispute, quarrel; I litigate, sue
3Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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