Where does “religō” come from?

religō (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic legō, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

religō (Latin): to bind fast

Definitions

  1. to bind fast

Ancestry of “religō”, step by step

religō traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic legō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italiclegōgather, collect
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Latin ligō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinligōhoe, mattock
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Latin rē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēin reality, in fact, on practice often strengthened by

Words derived from “religō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Italic legō →