Where does “liar” come from?

liar (Spanish) comes from Old French lier, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

liar (Spanish): to bind, tie; to wrap, wrap up; to roll

Definitions

  1. to bind, tie; to wrap, wrap up; to roll

Ancestry of “liar”, step by step

liar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French lier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlierto tie up; to connect with a tie
2Latinligōhoe, mattock
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Latin ligāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinligāre—

Words derived from “liar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →Every word from Old French lier →