Etymology of the English word lichenous
the English word
lichenoususing the English suffix
-ousderived from the Latin suffix
-osusderived from the English word
lichenderived from the Latin word
lichen (lichen; liverwort?; skin disease)
derived from the Greek word
leichen, λειχήν
derived from the Greek word
leicheinderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leigh-Usage
Word found in Modern English
