myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of religar

Etymology of the Spanish word religar

the Spanish word religar

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-

Catalan relligar, French relier, Italian rilegare, Provençal religuar