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Where does “lidar” come from?

lidar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese lidar, from Latin litigare, from Latin litigo, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

lidar (Portuguese): to deal with, to handle; to fight, to struggle;...

Definitions

  1. to deal with, to handle; to fight, to struggle;...

Ancestry of “lidar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueselidar—
2Latinlitigarepresent active infinitive of lītigō;...
3LatinlitigoI dispute, quarrel; I litigate, sue
4Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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