Where does “ligāmen” come from?
ligāmen (Latin) comes from Dutch ligament, from Latin ligāmentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
ligāmen (Latin): a bandage, band, tie
Definitions
- a bandage, band, tie
Ancestry of “ligāmen”, step by step
ligāmen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ligament
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ligament | — |
| 2 | Latin | ligāmentum | bandage |
| 3 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 4 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via Latin ligāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ligāre | — |