English
ad litem
Ad litem comes from Latin ad lītem ‘at, for the lawsuit’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEad lītem‘at, for the lawsuit’
- Englishtodayad litem
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEad lītem‘at, for the lawsuit’
- Englishtodayad litem
Every English word from Latin ad lītem
Today it means
adj For the purpose of a legal case, as in guardian ad litem.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin ad lītem / ad litem