English
ligate
Ligate comes from Latin ligātus ‘connected, tied, bound, having been connected’, and goes back to ligō ‘to bind’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEligō‘to bind’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEligātus‘connected, tied, bound, having been connected’perfect passive participle of ligō
- Englishtodayligate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEligō‘to bind’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEligātus‘connected, tied, bound, having been connected’perfect passive participle of ligō
- Englishtodayligate
first attested First attested in 1599 (as stated in the etymology)
The story
First attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin ligātus, perfect passive participle of ligō (‘to bind’), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- ‘to bind’
through Latin ligō ‘to bind’
league, religious, religion, ally, liable, alloy, liaison, lien, ligament, ligand, religiosity, liaise, legato, 16 more
Today it means
verb To bind with a ligature or bandage.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin ligō / ligate