lignum
Latin
noun
Definitions
- firewood
- (later Latin) wood tissue
- tree
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Italic *legnom inherited from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-no-m (that which is collected).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*leǵ-no-m
Gloss
that which is collected
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ligniform English
- lignin English
- ligninase English
- ligninolytic English
- ligniperdous English
- lignivorous English
- ligno- English
- monolignin English
- *lignamen Latin
- ligna Latin
- ligneus Latin
- lignicida Latin
- lignin Hungarian
- Gambadilegno Italian
- legnaceo Italian
- legnaiolo Italian
- legname Italian
- legnare Italian
- legno Italian
- legnoso Italian
- ligneo Italian
- lignificare Italian
- simil-legno Italian
- lignite French
- leñame Spanish, Castilian
- leño Spanish, Castilian
- leñoso Spanish, Castilian
- *leǵ-no- Proto-Indo-European
- *leǵ-no-m Proto-Indo-European
- ligna Esperanto
- ligno Esperanto
- lignito Galician
- lemn Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- lemnamă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- lemnar Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- lemnet Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- lemnos Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- lemnărie Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- dryslwyn Welsh
- llwyn Welsh
- llwynog Welsh
- prysglwyn Welsh
- lemnu Aromanian
- limnar Aromanian
- limnos Aromanian
- *legnom Proto-Italic
- lain Romansh
- lainari Romansh
- len Romansh
- lenari Romansh
- lenn Romansh
- lennari Romansh
- len Friulian
- lignami Sicilian
- lanc Dalmatian
- làgn Emilian
- légn Emilian