English
litigious
Litigious comes from Latin lītigiōsus ‘contentious, litigious’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElītigiōsus‘contentious, litigious’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500litigious
- Englishearliest quotation 1732same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElītigiōsus‘contentious, litigious’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500litigious
- Englishearliest quotation 1732same form
Earliest quotation: 1732, London: […] A. Moore: “This vvould of Neceſſity, breed an infinite Number of…”
Every English word from Latin lītigiōsus
Today it means
adj Of or relating to litigation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin lītigiōsus / litigious