Etymology of the English word legato
the English word
legatoderived from the Italian word
legatoderived from the Italian word
legarederived from the Late Latin word
ligare (to bind; to tie; bind, tie, fasten)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leig-Date
The earliest known usage of legato in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
