Where does “lien” come from?
lien (Middle French) comes from Old French lien, from Latin ligāmen, from Dutch ligament, from Latin ligāmentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
lien (Middle French): tie; strap; link
Definitions
- tie; strap; link
Ancestry of “lien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | lien | tie; strap |
| 2 | Latin | ligāmen | a bandage, band, tie |
| 3 | Dutch | ligament | — |
| 4 | Latin | ligāmentum | bandage |
| 5 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 6 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |