Where does “litigate” come from?

litigate (Latin) comes from Latin litigatus, from Latin lītigō, from Latin līs, from Old Latin stlīs.

litigate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of lītigātus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of lītigātus

Ancestry of “litigate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlitigatusdisputed, quarrelled over, having been disputed;...
2Latinlītigōto dispute, quarrel
3Latinlīslawsuit, action
4Old Latinstlīs—
Every word from Old Latin stlīs →Every word from Latin līs →Every word from Latin lītigō →