Where does “ligature” come from?

ligature (Middle English) comes from Middle French ligature, from Late Latin ligatura, from Latin ligātus, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

ligature (Middle English): bandage, dressing

Definitions

  1. bandage, dressing

Ancestry of “ligature”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchligature—
2Late Latinligaturabinding, tying; bookbinding
3Latinligātusconnected, tied, bound, having been connected
4Latinligōhoe, mattock
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “ligature”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →Every word from Latin ligātus →