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English word liaison comes from French lier (To associate. To link.), Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ-, French -aison (Forming feminine nouns of action from verbs.)
lier (French)
To associate. To link.
*leyǵ- (Proto-Indo-European)
-aison (French)
Forming feminine nouns of action from verbs.
ligandus (Latin)
ligatus (Latin)
ligatio (Latin)
Binding, bandage.
liaison (French)
(chemistry) bond. (linguistics) liaison (phonological phenomenon). Friendship. Liaison (communication). Liaison (romantic encounter). Link, bond.
liaison (English)
(proscribed) To liaise. (figuratively) An illicit sexual relationship or affair.. (linguistics) The phonological fusion of two consecutive words and the manner in which this occurs, for example intrusion, consonant-vowel linking, etc. In the context of some languages, such as French, liaison can refer specifically to a normally silent final consonant, being pronounced when the next word [...]