Where does “liga” come from?

liga (Dutch) comes from Italian lega, from Italian legare, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

Ancestry of “liga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlegaleague, gang
2Italianlegareto bind or tie; to unite; to connect
3Latinligōhoe, mattock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “liga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →