ligamento

Portuguese

/liɣɐˈmẽtu/

noun

Definitions

(anatomy) ligament band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ligāmentum.

Origin

Latin

ligāmentum

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

ligament English
ligāmentum Latin
legamento Italian
liement French
ligament French
ligamento Spanish, Castilian
lligament Catalan, Valencian
ligamento Galician
legământ Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
ligãmintu Aromanian
leament Friulian