Rally
/ˈræl.i/noun
To come together again, recover strength, or organize for a renewed effort; also, a mass meeting or a series of exchanges in a sport.
Did you know?Rally shares ancestry with “ally” and “ligament,” all tracing back to Latin ideas of binding, joining, and forming ties.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leig-
“To bind or tie”
Classical Latin
Latin
ligare
“To bind, tie, or connect”
Late Latin
Latin
alligare
“To bind to or connect with; the source of later forms related to alliance”
Old French
Old French
ralier
“To reunite, bring together, or join again”
16th Century
English
rally
“To bring together again or restore someone’s strength”
17th–19th Centuries
English
rally
“A renewed military gathering, political assembly, or recovery of spirit; later, a sequence of exchanges in sport”