The Italian term "lega" matches the English term "waistband"

other italian words that include "lega" : english :
ordinamento, ordine, allegato arrangement
delegare assign
legare saldamente, affigere, legamento attach
testimonianza, legalizzazione attestation
legale attorney at law
contrassegno, allegare, qualità attribute
collegamento radiofonico audio transmission
legalizzazione, documentazione authentication
credibilità, legalità authenticity
legare, legamento bind
legatura binding
legatoria bookbindery
lega cartel
caricato, lamentela, tassa, aggravio, delegare charge
eleganza classiness
collega colleague
copulare, attaccare, legare connect
esile, elegante delicate
eleganza elegance
elegante elegant
elegante elegantly
allegare, accludere, circondare, rinchiudere enclose
allegato, supplemento enclosure
bendare, legare saldamente, legamento, consolidare fasten
multa, elegante, contravvenzione fine
illegale, illegale illegal
legante imperative
legale institutional
assegnare, delegare instruct
legare, copulare, unirsi, sè, guarnizione join
legittimo, legale lawful
legale, giurista lawyer
giurìdico, giudiziario, legittimo, legale legal
procedimento legale legal procedure
via legale legal process
legalizzare legalize
legale legally
legazione legation
legalitario licit
legamento ligate
legante ligating
copulare, legamento, attaccare link
legame manacle
legalizzazione notarization
allegato, vegetale, pianta plant
elegantissimo poshly
legatura, presa di corrente socket
legale solicitor
legamento, legare, legare saldamente, cravatta tie
legare tie up
unione, unione, sindacato, lega union
illegale unlawful
urgente, legante urgent
illegale wrongous
illegale wrongously
The Influence of Dante
It wasn’t until Dante Alighieri, one of Italy’s most well-known authors that the language was standardized. Until Alighieri wrote his book The Devine Comedy, most literature was written in Latin. He opted to write in the language of the common people. The dialect he chose was spoken in Tuscan and it became the standard for the Italian language and literature that is spoken today.
Italian Unity
There are many dialects of Italian and each one is considered its own independent language. This is because Italy was not unified in one country until 1861. At that point. Tuscan Italian became the official language. But just 2.5 percent of people could actually speak it. Today, around 30 percent of Italian dialects are considered endangered by UNESCO.
Italian and Music
Italian is the language of music with terms like crescendo, forte, and soprano. Musical notation came about during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Since many composers at the time were also Italian, it became the standard language of music.