Etymology

ligure

lig·ure
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Today it means: A gemstone, supposed to have been a form of agate Full definition →

Middle English lygire ← Late Latin ligūrius ← Ancient Greek λιγύριον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλιγύριον
  2. Late Latin · derived fromligūrius
  3. Middle English · inherited fromlygire
  4. English todayligure

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).

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