Where does “legame” come from?

legame (Italian) comes from Latin ligāmen, from Dutch ligament, from Latin ligāmentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

legame (Italian): link, bond; connection, relationship, tie

Definitions

  1. link, bond; connection, relationship, tie

Ancestry of “legame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinligāmena bandage, band, tie
2Dutchligament
3Latinligāmentumbandage
4Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
5Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
6Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “legame

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥