Where does “ferrolega” come from?

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

ferrolega (Italian): iron alloy

Definitions

  1. iron alloy

Ancestry of “ferrolega”, 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- →