Where does “lis alibi pendens” come from?

lis alibi pendens (Translingual) comes from Latin alibi, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

lis alibi pendens (Translingual): The preclusion of another court dealing with an action in respect of the same subject matter

Definitions

  1. The preclusion of another court dealing with an action in respect of the same subject matter

Ancestry of “lis alibi pendens”, step by step

lis alibi pendens traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin alibi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalibielsewhere, somewhere else
2Latinaliusother, another, any other; else; different
3Proto-Italicaljosanother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Latin pendēns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpendēnspending
2Latinpendeōto hang (down), to be suspended; hover, overhang, float
3Proto-Italicpendēōhang, be hanging
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

via Latin līs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīslawsuit, action
2Old Latinstlīs—
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