Where does “litigio” come from?

litigio (Italian) 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.

litigio (Italian): quarrel, row, altercation, tiff, squabble, toil,...

Definitions

  1. quarrel, row, altercation, tiff, squabble, toil,...

Ancestry of “litigio”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ium →Every word from Latin -ius →