Where does “ligator” come from?

ligator (Latin) comes from Latin ligo, from Old French lier, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

ligator (Latin): second-person singular future passive imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive imperative...

Ancestry of “ligator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinligoa hoe, mattock; I tie, bind; I bandage, wrap...
2Old Frenchlierto tie up; to connect with a tie
3Latinligōhoe, mattock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →Every word from Old French lier →