Latin

ligō

‘to tie’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin ligō.

30 English words in this record descend from Latin ligō, most familiar first.

• league ← liege ← ligue ← lega
• religious ← religiouse ← religieus ← religiōsus ← religiō
• religion ← religioun ← religiō ← religō
• ally ← allien ← alier ← alligāre ← adligō
• liable ← lier
• alloy ← aloi ← alligō
• liaison ← ligātiō
• ligament ← ligāmentum
• lien ← ligāmen
• ligand ← ligandus
• ligature ← ligātūra
• religiosity ← religiositas ← religiōsus ← religiō ← religō

More words from ligō

• obligate
• liaise
• ligation
• legato
• obbligato
• ligate
• religieux
• abligate
• alligation
• alligate
• colligate
• deligate
• ligatureless
• mésalliance
• neuroligin
• obligatum
• religiophobia
• religate

Etymograph / Latin ligō