Where does “ligature” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ligature”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinligaturabinding, tying; bookbinding
2Latinligātusconnected, tied, bound, having been connected
3Latinligōhoe, mattock
4Proto-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 →