Where does “leagăn” come from?
leagăn (Romanian) comes from Romanian legăna, from Vulgar Latin liginare, from Latin ligāre, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
leagăn (Romanian): cradle
Ancestry of “leagăn”, step by step
leagăn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian legăna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | legăna | to rock, swing; to balance oneself |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | liginare | — |
| 3 | Latin | ligāre | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
via Vulgar Latin *lecanis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *lecanis | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λεκάνη | dish, pot, pan, basin |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λέκος | dish, pot, pan |
Words derived from “leagăn”