Lovage Definition

Origin of Lovage

• Middle English from Anglo-Norman luvesche from Old English lufestice from Medieval Latin levistica from Late Latin levisticum alteration of Latin ligusticum from neuter of Ligusticus Ligurian from Ligurēs the Ligurians

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• From Anglo-Norman luvache, loveche et al., and Middle French levesche, from Late Latin levisticum, probably alteration of Latin ligusticum, from Ligusticus (“Ligurian"), ultimately from Ancient Greek Λίγυς (Ligus).

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