Etymology of the English word ligamentous
the English word
ligamentoususing the English suffix
-ousderived from the Latin suffix
-osusderived from the English word
ligamentderived from the Medieval Latin word
ligamentum (a bandage)
derived from the Late Latin word
ligare (to bind; to tie; bind, tie, fasten)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leig-Usage
Word found in Modern English