Where does “lia” come from?

lia (French) comes from French lier, from Old French lier, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

lia (French): third-person singular past historic of lier

Definitions

  1. third-person singular past historic of lier

Ancestry of “lia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlierto link; to associate; to thicken
2Old Frenchlierto tie up; to connect with a tie
3Latinligōhoe, mattock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →Every word from Old French lier →
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