Where does “ligue” come from?

ligue (Middle French) comes from Italian lega, from Italian legare, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

Ancestry of “ligue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlegaleague, gang
2Italianlegareto bind or tie; to unite; to connect
3Latinligōhoe, mattock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “ligue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →Every word from Italian legare →