Where does “ligando” come from?

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

ligando (Italian): ligand

Definitions

  1. ligand

Ancestry of “ligando”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinligandustied, bound, united, fastened
2Latinligōhoe, mattock
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →