Where does “illigans” come from?

illigans (Latin) comes from Latin illigo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

illigans (Latin): attaching, fastening, tying on

Definitions

  1. attaching, fastening, tying on

Ancestry of “illigans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinilligoI attach, fasten, tie on
2Latinīn-un-, non-, not
3Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →