Where does “ligusticum” come from?

ligusticum (Latin) comes 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...

ligusticum (Latin): A plant indigenous to Liguria; lovage

Definitions

  1. A plant indigenous to Liguria; lovage

Ancestry of “ligusticum”, step by step

ligusticum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ligusticus

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

via Ancient Greek λῐγῠστῐκόν

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλῐγῠστῐκόνbastard lovage

Words derived from “ligusticum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Λίγυς →Every word from Ancient Greek Λῐγῠστῐκός →