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
- A plant indigenous to Liguria; lovage
Ancestry of “ligusticum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ligusticus | Ligurian |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Λῐγῠστῐκός | Ligurian |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Λίγυς | one of the Ligures; a Ligurian; an inhabitant of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyǵ- | to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to... |
Words derived from “ligusticum”