Etymograph

English

ligation

Ligation comes from Late Latin ligatio, and goes back to Latin ligo.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEligo1
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEligatio1
  3. Englishtodayligation1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English ligation

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEligoWiktionary, English ligation
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEligatioWiktionary, English ligation
  3. EnglishtodayligationWiktionary, English ligation

Linked words

through Latin ligo

league, religious, ally, religion, liable, alloy, lien, ligament, ligand, liaise, religiosity, obligate, legato, 14 more

through Late Latin ligatio

liaison

Today it means

noun Something that ties, a ligature.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “ligation”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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