English
ligustrum
Ligustrum comes from Latin ligustrum ‘privet’, and goes back to Ancient Greek Λίγυς ‘one of the Ligures’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΛίγυς‘one of the Ligures’earlier origin unknown
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEligustrum‘privet’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΛίγυς‘one of the Ligures’earlier origin unknown
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEligustrum‘privet’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Ancient Greek Λίγυς
Today it means
noun Any of several shrubs, of the genus Ligustrum, widely used for hedges; privet
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Λίγυς / ligustrum