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Where does “subjugal” come from?

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

subjugal (English): Below the jugal bone or zygomatic bone

Definitions

  1. Below the jugal bone or zygomatic bone

Ancestry of “subjugal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjugalRelating to a yoke or marriage; Pertaining to the...
2LatinjugumAlternative form of iugum; yoke, ridge; a yoke
3Proto-Italicjugomyoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
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