Etymology of the English word liaison
the English word
liaisonderived from the Old French word
liaisonderived from the Old French word
lierderived from the Late Latin word
ligare (to bind; to tie; bind, tie, fasten)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leig-derived from the Late Latin word
ligatioderived from the Latin word
ligatusderived 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 liaison in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
liaiseCognates
Catalan
lligar, Dutch
lieren, French
lier, German
liieren, Italian
legare, Latin
ligare, Portuguese
ligar, Provençal
liguar, Spanish
ligar, Swedish
lieraUsage
Word found in Modern English
