Etymology of the English word lignicole
the English word
lignicoleusing the English prefix
ligni-derived from the Latin word
lignum (the Cross; staff, cudgel; wood thing, part, writing-tablet; wood; firewood; trunk)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Late Latin word
colere (honor, cherish, worship; live in , inhabit; till)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷel-Usage
Word found in Modern English
