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Where does “ligation” come from?

Ligation comes from Late Latin ligatio, derived from Latin ligo, meaning to bind or tie.

ligation (English): Something that ties, a ligature; The act of...

Definitions

  1. Something that ties, a ligature; The act of...

Ancestry of “ligation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinligātiō—
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “ligation”

  • religation
  • vasoligation
  • autoligation
  • polyligation
  • heteroligation
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