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Where does “iugulans” come from?

iugulans (Latin) comes from Latin iugulo, from Latin iugulum, from Latin iugum, from French joug, from Middle French joug, from Old French jug, from Latin jugum, from Proto-Italic jugom — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

iugulans (Latin): slaying, killing, slitting the throat of

Definitions

  1. slaying, killing, slitting the throat of

Ancestry of “iugulans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatiniuguloI slay, kill, slit the throat of
2Latiniugulumcollarbone; throat, hollow of the neck; a murder,...
3Latiniugumyoke or collar; a team of oxen; horizontal beam...
4Frenchjougyoke; balance beam
5Middle Frenchjoug—
6Old Frenchjug—
7LatinjugumAlternative form of iugum; yoke, ridge; a yoke
8Proto-Italicjugomyoke
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
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