Where does “ζεύγνυμι” come from?

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

ζεύγνυμι (Ancient Greek): To yoke, saddle, bridle a beast of burden...

Definitions

  1. To yoke, saddle, bridle a beast of burden...

Ancestry of “ζεύγνυμι”, 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

Words derived from “ζεύγνυμι”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Ancient Greek ζεῦγος →