Where does “gâtlegău” come from?

gâtlegău (Romanian) comes from Romanian lega, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

gâtlegău (Romanian): necktie

Definitions

  1. necktie

Ancestry of “gâtlegău”, step by step

gâtlegău traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian lega

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianlegato tie, to bind, to connect
2Latinligōhoe, mattock
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Romanian gât

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangâtthroat; neck
2Hungariangátdam; impediment, obstacle; hurdle
3Proto-Slavicgatьdike; dam, pool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →Every word from Romanian lega →