Where does “ligatura” come from?

ligatura (Portuguese) comes from Latin ligātura, from Latin ligātus, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

ligatura (Portuguese): ligature

Definitions

  1. ligature

Ancestry of “ligatura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinligāturabinding, tying
2Latinligātusconnected, tied, bound, having been connected
3Latinligōhoe, mattock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →Every word from Latin ligātus →