Etymology

lis

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Today it means: The substance of a legal dispute. Full definition →

Latin lis
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lis · noun1

  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromlis“quarrel, lawsuit”
  2. English todaylis

Learned borrowing from Latin lis (“quarrel, lawsuit”).

lis · noun2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words from the same roots

Latinlis all →

lis pendens

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