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Where does “jugulate” come from?

jugulate (English) comes from Latin iugulatus, from Latin iugulo, from Latin iugulum, from Latin iugum, from French joug, from Middle French joug, from Old French jug, from Latin jugum — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

jugulate (English): To cut the throat of

Definitions

  1. To cut the throat of

Ancestry of “jugulate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniugulatusslain, killed, having had the throat slit
2LatiniuguloI slay, kill, slit the throat of
3Latiniugulumcollarbone; throat, hollow of the neck; a murder,...
4Latiniugumyoke or collar; a team of oxen; horizontal beam...
5Frenchjougyoke; balance beam
6Middle Frenchjoug—
7Old Frenchjug—
8LatinjugumAlternative form of iugum; yoke, ridge; a yoke
9Proto-Italicjugomyoke
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
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