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Where does “levisticum” come from?

levisticum (Late Latin) comes from Latin ligusticum, from Latin ligusticus, from Ancient Greek Λῐγῠστῐκός, from Ancient Greek Λίγυς, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

levisticum (Late Latin): lovage

Definitions

  1. lovage

Ancestry of “levisticum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinligusticumA plant indigenous to Liguria; lovage
2LatinligusticusLigurian
3Ancient GreekΛῐγῠστῐκόςLigurian
4Ancient GreekΛίγυςone of the Ligures; a Ligurian; an inhabitant of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Words derived from “levisticum”

  • levistico
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