Etymology

ligatureless

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Today it means: without ligatures Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English ligature
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leyǵ-
  2. Latinligō
  3. Late Latinligātūra
  4. Middle Frenchligature
  5. Middle Englishligature
  6. Englishligature
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  9. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  11. English todayligatureless

From ligature + -less.

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