Etymograph

English

leguminous

Leguminous comes from Latin legūmen ‘bean, pulse’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElegūmen1‘bean, pulse’
  2. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500legūminōsus1
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500leguminous1
  4. Englishtodayleguminous1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English leguminous

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElegūmenWiktionary, English leguminous‘bean, pulse’
  2. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500legūminōsusWiktionary, English leguminous
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500leguminousWiktionary, English leguminous
  4. EnglishtodayleguminousWiktionary, English leguminous

Formed from -ous

Linked words

through Latin legere ‘to gather’

collect, 4 more

Today it means

adj Of the Leguminosae family of peas, beans etc.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “leguminous”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Latin legūmen / leguminous

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