Etymology of the English word reliable
the English word
reliablederived from the English word
relyderived from the Old French word
relierusing the Old French prefix
re-derived 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 Latin word
religare (tie out of the way; bind fast; moor)
derived from the Late Latin word
ligare (to bind; to tie; bind, tie, fasten)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leig-using the Latin prefix
re-using the English suffix
-ableUsage
Word found in Modern English
