Where does “ligam” come from?

ligam (Occitan) comes 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.

ligam (Occitan): link, tie

Definitions

link, tie

Ancestry of “ligam”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	ligāmen	a bandage, band, tie
2	Dutch	ligament	—
3	Latin	ligāmentum	bandage
4	Latin	-mentum	instrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
5	Latin	-menta	nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
6	Proto-Indo-European	-mn̥	Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

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