Etymology of the English word ligature
the English word
ligaturederived from the Old French word
ligaturederived from the Latin word
ligatura (bookbinding)
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 ligature in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
vasoligatureCognates
Dutch
ligatuur, French
ligature, German
Ligatur, Swedish
ligaturUsage
Word found in Modern English
