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
- vocative masculine singular of lītigātus
Ancestry of “litigate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | litigatus | disputed, quarrelled over, having been disputed;... |
| 2 | Latin | lītigō | — |
| 3 | Latin | līs | — |
| 4 | Old Latin | stlīs | — |