Where does “legieren” come from?

legieren (German) comes from Italian legare, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

legieren (German): To alloy; To thicken

Definitions

  1. To alloy; To thicken

Ancestry of “legieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlegareto bind or tie; to unite; to connect
2Latinligōhoe, mattock
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “legieren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →Every word from Italian legare →