lov·ageOrigin of lovage
Middle English loveache, altered (by associated, association with love, love and ache, ache) from Old French levesche from Late Latin levisticum for Classical Latin ligusticum, lovage, plant native to Liguria from Ligusticus, Ligurian, after Liguria, country in Cisalpine Gaulish
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noun
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
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(uncountable)
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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