Etymology

ligation

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Today it means: Something that ties, a ligature. Full definition →

Late Latin ligatio, ligationis ← Latin ligo
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromligo
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromligatio, ligationis
  3. English todayligation

Borrowed from Late Latin ligatio, ligationis, from Latin ligo. Doublet of liaison.

Words from the same roots

Latinligo all →

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