Etymograph

English

ligure

Ligure may come from Middle English lygire.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lygireuncertain
  2. Englishtodayligure

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lygireuncertain
  2. Englishtodayligure

The story

Likely derived from the ancient region of Liguria in northwestern Italy, from Middle English lygire, ligury, lugre, from Late Latin ligūrius, from Ancient Greek λιγύριον (ligúrion) or λυγκούριον (lunkoúrion).

Every English word from Middle English lygire

Today it means

noun A gemstone, supposed to have been a form of agate

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Middle English lygire / ligure

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