English
ligneous
Ligneous comes from Latin ligneus ‘of wood—wooden’, from lignum ‘firewood’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to collect’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-‘to collect’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-no-m‘that which is collected’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*legnomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElignum‘firewood’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEligneus‘of wood—wooden’
- Englishtodayligneous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-‘to collect’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-no-m‘that which is collected’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*legnomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElignum‘firewood’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEligneus‘of wood—wooden’
- Englishtodayligneous
Formed from lign + eous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to collect’
technology, election, collection, lesson, select, collect, logic, elite, apology, elect, elegant, eligible, catalogue, legion, trilogy, sociology, coil, analogy, terminology, physiology, pathology, logos, astrology, monologue, leach, prologue, negligence, pathologist, epilogue, logistic, lexicon, eulogy, archaeologist, cosmology, lexical, cull, negligible, etymology, epistemology, diligent, 173 more
through Latin lignum ‘firewood’
Today it means
adj Of, or resembling wood; woody.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- / ligneous