in surgery, "a binding up," 1660s, noun of action from stem of Latin deligare "to bind fast," from de- (see de-) + ligare "to bind" (from PIE root *leig- "to tie, bind").
delicatessen
delicious
deliciousness
delict
deligate
deligation
delight
delightful
delightsome
Delilah
delimit