Where does “bijugate” come from?
bijugate (English) comes from English jugate, from Latin iugatus, from Latin iugo, from Latin iugum, from French joug, from Middle French joug, from Old French jug, from Latin jugum — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
bijugate (English): Of a compound leaf, having two pairs of leaflets;...
Definitions
- Of a compound leaf, having two pairs of leaflets;...
Ancestry of “bijugate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | jugate | Forming a pair |
| 2 | Latin | iugatus | joined, yoked, married |
| 3 | Latin | iugo | I join, yoke; dative singular of iugum |
| 4 | Latin | iugum | yoke or collar; a team of oxen; horizontal beam... |
| 5 | French | joug | yoke; balance beam |
| 6 | Middle French | joug | — |
| 7 | Old French | jug | — |
| 8 | Latin | jugum | Alternative form of iugum; yoke, ridge; a yoke |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | jugom | yoke |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |