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Where does “ligans” come from?

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

ligans (Latin): tying, binding; bandaging, wrapping; uniting,...

Definitions

  1. tying, binding; bandaging, wrapping; uniting,...

Ancestry of “ligans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinligō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
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