Where does “unsubjugate” come from?
unsubjugate (English) comes from English subjugate, from Latin subiugatus, from Latin subiugō, from Latin iugo, from Latin iugum, from French joug, from Middle French joug, from Old French jug — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
unsubjugate (English): To free from subjugation
Definitions
- To free from subjugation
Ancestry of “unsubjugate”, step by step
unsubjugate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English subjugate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subjugate | To forcibly impose obedience or servitude upon |
| 2 | Latin | subiugatus | subjugated |
| 3 | Latin | subiugō | to subjugate |
| 4 | Latin | iugo | I join, yoke; dative singular of iugum |
| 5 | Latin | iugum | yoke or collar; a team of oxen; horizontal beam... |
| 6 | French | joug | yoke; balance beam |
| 7 | Middle French | joug | — |
| 8 | Old French | jug | — |
| 9 | Latin | jugum | Alternative form of iugum; yoke, ridge; a yoke |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | jugom | yoke |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |