Where does “ligature” come from?
ligature (Latin) comes from Latin ligaturus, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
ligature (Latin): vocative masculine singular of ligātūrus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of ligātūrus
Ancestry of “ligature”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ligaturus | going to bind, to tie, to fasten; going to unite |
| 2 | Latin | ligō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |