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Where does “giogo” come from?

giogo (Italian) comes from Latin iugum, from French joug, from Middle French joug, from Old French jug, from Latin jugum, from Proto-Italic jugom, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

giogo (Italian): yoke; summit, ridge

Definitions

  1. yoke; summit, ridge

Ancestry of “giogo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniugumyoke or collar; a team of oxen; horizontal beam...
2Frenchjougyoke; balance beam
3Middle Frenchjoug—
4Old Frenchjug—
5LatinjugumAlternative form of iugum; yoke, ridge; a yoke
6Proto-Italicjugomyoke
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “giogo”

  • giogaia
  • aggiogare
  • aggiogamento
  • aggiogatore
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