Where does “ligate” come from?

ligate (English) comes from Latin ligātus, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

ligate (English): To bind with a ligature or bandage; To connect...

Definitions

  1. To bind with a ligature or bandage; To connect...

Ancestry of “ligate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinligātusconnected, tied, bound, having been connected
2Latinligōhoe, mattock
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “ligate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →Every word from Latin ligātus →