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...

Definitions

  1. an old unit of measurement for land used in...

Ancestry of “iugăr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatiniugerumA juger, a Roman unit of area, equivalent to 2...
2Proto-Italicjougosyoked animals, team
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyéwgosteam, pair of yoked animals
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéwgos →Every word from Proto-Italic jougos →