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Where does “lignātōr” come from?

lignātōr (Latin) comes from Latin lignor, from Latin līgnum, from English polygonum, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

Ancestry of “lignātōr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlignorI fetch, collect, or procure wood or firewood
2Latinlīgnum—
3EnglishpolygonumAny of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae,...
4Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
5Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
6Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
7Proto-Hellenic*péryō—
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