Where does “liger” come from?
liger (Latin) comes from Gaulish liga, from Proto-Celtic legyā, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
liger (Latin): first-person singular present passive subjunctive...
Definitions
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive...
Ancestry of “liger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Gaulish | liga | silt, sediment, deposit, alluvium |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | legyā | layer |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |