| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | leig- |
| DEFINITION: | To bind. Oldest form *lei -, becoming *leig- in centum languages. 1. leech2, from Middle Low German l k, leech line, from Germanic *l k-. 2. Suffixed agent noun *l(e)ig-tor-. lictor, from Latin lictor, lictor. 3. Zero-grade form *lig- -. league1, legato, liable, liaison, liana, lien, ligament, ligase, ligate, ligature; alloy, ally, colligate, furl, oblige, rally1, religion, rely, from Latin lig re, to bind. (Pokorny 4. leig- 668.) |
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