Where does “ζευγάριον” come from?

ζευγάριον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ζεῦγος, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

ζευγάριον (Ancient Greek): a puny pair or team

Definitions

  1. a puny pair or team

Ancestry of “ζευγάριον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekζεῦγοςpair, two things, persons or animals considered...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Ancient Greek ζεῦγος →