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Where does “alligatus” come from?

alligatus (Latin) comes from Latin alligō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

alligatus (Latin): tied, fastened; hindered, detained; obligated

Definitions

  1. tied, fastened; hindered, detained; obligated

Ancestry of “alligatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalligō—
2Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “alligatus”

  • alligate
  • aliado
  • aliado
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →