Where does “legato” come from?
legato (Italian) comes from Latin lēgātus, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
legato (Italian): awkward, stiff; linked, connected, tied; close,...
Definitions
- awkward, stiff; linked, connected, tied; close,...
Ancestry of “legato”, step by step
legato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin lēgātus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lēgātus | envoy, ambassador, legate |
| 2 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 3 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |