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Where does “ajutage” come from?

ajutage (French) comes from French ajoutage, from French ajouter, from Latin adjuxtare, from Latin juxta, from Latin iuxta, from Proto-Italic jougestād, from Proto-Italic jougestos, from Proto-Italic jougos — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

Ancestry of “ajutage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchajoutagenozzle; connector
2Frenchajouterto add, append
3Latinadjuxtare—
4LatinjuxtaAlternative form of iū̆xtā; near to, nigh
5Latiniuxtanearly; near, close to; just as
6Proto-Italicjougestād—
7Proto-Italicjougestos—
8Proto-Italicjougosyoked animals, team
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyéwgosteam, pair of yoked animals
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “ajutage”

  • ajutage
  • adjustage
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