Where does “iugăr” come from?
iugăr (Romanian) comes from Latin iugerum, from Proto-Italic jougos, from Proto-Indo-European yéwgos, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
iugăr (Romanian): an old unit of measurement for land used in...
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- an old unit of measurement for land used in...
Ancestry of “iugăr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | iugerum | A juger, a Roman unit of area, equivalent to 2... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | jougos | yoked animals, team |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwgos | team, pair of yoked animals |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |