Where does “liga” come from?

liga (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ligar, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

liga (Portuguese): alloy; league; group; association; league

Definitions

  1. alloy; league; group; association; league

Ancestry of “liga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseligarto link; to connect; to join; to connect; to...
2Latinligōhoe, mattock
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “liga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →Every word from Portuguese ligar →
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