Where does “ζεύγος” come from?

ζεύγος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ζεῦγος, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

ζεύγος (Greek): pair to be used or joined together; couple...

Definitions

  1. pair to be used or joined together; couple...

Ancestry of “ζεύγος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekζεῦγοςpair, two things, persons or animals considered...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugómEvery word from Ancient Greek ζεῦγος