Where does “legare” come from?

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

legare (Italian): to bind or tie; to unite; to connect

Definitions

  1. to bind or tie; to unite; to connect

Ancestry of “legare”, step by step

legare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ligō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinligōhoe, mattock
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Latin ligāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinligāre—

via Latin lēgāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlēgāre—

Words derived from “legare”

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