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Where does “liement” come from?

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

liement (French): action of linking or attaching

Definitions

  1. action of linking or attaching

Ancestry of “liement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlierto link; to associate; to thicken
2Old Frenchlierto tie up; to connect with a tie
3Latinligō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
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