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Where does “ζυγόν” come from?

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

ζυγόν (Ancient Greek): yoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in...

Definitions

  1. yoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in...

Ancestry of “ζυγόν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicdzugónyoke
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “ζυγόν”

  • homozygous
  • heterozygous
  • zygote
  • zygomatic
  • heterozygosity
  • monozygotic
  • heterozygote
  • dizygotic
  • homozygote
  • zygotic
  • zygoma
  • hemizygous
  • azygous
  • zygospore
  • postzygotic
  • zygomorphic
  • zygomycosis
  • prezygotic
  • frontozygomatic
  • homozygosis
  • homozygotic
  • heterozygotic
  • heterozygosis
  • zygodactyl
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