Where does “capolega” come from?

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

capolega (Italian): head of a league

Definitions

  1. head of a league

Ancestry of “capolega”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlegaleague, gang
2Italianlegareto bind or tie; to unite; to connect
3Latinligōhoe, mattock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →
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