English
lignum
Lignum comes from Latin lignum ‘wood’, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-no-m ‘that which is collected’, and ultimately from *leǵ-.
- 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‘wood’
- Englishtodaysame form
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‘wood’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to collect’
technology, election, collection, lesson, select, collect, logic, elite, apology, elect, elegant, catalogue, eligible, legion, trilogy, sociology, coil, analogy, terminology, physiology, pathology, logos, astrology, negligence, monologue, leach, prologue, pathologist, epilogue, archaeologist, logistic, lexicon, negligible, eulogy, cosmology, lexical, negligent, cull, etymology, epistemology, 173 more
through Latin lignum ‘wood’
Today it means
noun Dead wood, typically in the context of a substrate for lichens.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- / lignum