English
lis
Lis comes from Latin lis ‘quarrel, lawsuit’, and goes back to Old Latin stlīs.
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEstlīs
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElis‘quarrel, lawsuit’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEstlīs
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElis‘quarrel, lawsuit’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Latin lis ‘quarrel, lawsuit’
Today it means
noun The substance of a legal dispute.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Latin stlīs / lis