Where does “liaison” come from?
Liaison comes from French liaison, from Latin ligatio meaning the act of binding, derived from Latin ligo meaning to bind.
liaison (English): Communication between two parties or groups;...
Definitions
- Communication between two parties or groups;...
Ancestry of “liaison”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | liaison | link, bond; friendship; liaison |
| 2 | Latin | ligātiō | binding, bandage |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |