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Where does “jugum” come from?

jugum (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.

jugum (English): One of the ridges commonly found on the fruit of...

Definitions

  1. One of the ridges commonly found on the fruit of...

Ancestry of “jugum”, 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 “jugum”

  • juga
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