Where does “Ligue 1” come from?

Ligue 1 (English) comes from French ligue, from Middle French ligue, from Italian lega, from Italian legare, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

Ligue 1 (English): The highest division of professional football in France

Definitions

  1. The highest division of professional football in France

Ancestry of “Ligue 1”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchligueleague; inflection of liguer: ##...
2Middle Frenchligue—
3Italianlegaleague, gang
4Italianlegareto bind or tie; to unite; to connect
5Latinligōhoe, mattock
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →Every word from Italian legare →