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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
1Latinligātus—
2Latinligō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “ligate”

  • ligator
  • ligative
  • laygit
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