- ligament
[ligament 词源字典]
- ligament: see liable
[ligament etymology, ligament origin, 英语词源] - ligament (n.)
- late 14c., from Latin ligamentum "band, tie, ligature," from ligare "to bind, tie," from PIE *leig- "to bind" (cognates: Albanian lith "I bind," Middle Low German lik "band," Middle High German geleich "joint, limb"). Related: Ligamental; ligamentary.