Where does “люби́сток” come from?
люби́сток (Ukrainian) comes from Polish lubszczek, from Middle High German lübestecke, from Latin ligusticum, 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...
люби́сток (Ukrainian): lovage, sea parsley (Levisticum officinale)
Definitions
- lovage, sea parsley (Levisticum officinale)
Ancestry of “люби́сток”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | lubszczek | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | lübestecke | — |
| 3 | Latin | ligusticum | A plant indigenous to Liguria; lovage |
| 4 | Latin | ligusticus | Ligurian |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Λῐγῠστῐκός | Ligurian |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Λίγυς | one of the Ligures; a Ligurian; an inhabitant of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyǵ- | to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to... |