Where does “ζεῦγος” come from?

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

ζεῦγος (Ancient Greek): pair, two things, persons or animals considered...

Definitions

  1. pair, two things, persons or animals considered...

Ancestry of “ζεῦγος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “ζεῦγος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →