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Where does “jugal” come from?

jugal (English) comes from Latin jugum, from Proto-Italic jugom, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

jugal (English): Relating to a yoke or marriage; Pertaining to the...

Definitions

  1. Relating to a yoke or marriage; Pertaining to the...

Ancestry of “jugal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinjugumAlternative form of iugum; yoke, ridge; a yoke
2Proto-Italicjugomyoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “jugal”

  • quadratojugal
  • nasojugal
  • subjugal
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