Where does “jugular” come from?
jugular (Romanian) comes from French jugulaire, from Latin iugulāris, from Latin iugulum, from Latin iugum, from French joug, from Middle French joug, from Old French jug, from Latin jugum — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
jugular (Romanian): jugular; pertaining to the neck or throat
Definitions
- jugular; pertaining to the neck or throat
Ancestry of “jugular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | jugulaire | jugular; chin strap |
| 2 | Latin | iugulāris | — |
| 3 | Latin | iugulum | collarbone; throat, hollow of the neck; a murder,... |
| 4 | Latin | iugum | yoke or collar; a team of oxen; horizontal beam... |
| 5 | French | joug | yoke; balance beam |
| 6 | Middle French | joug | — |
| 7 | Old French | jug | — |
| 8 | Latin | jugum | Alternative form of iugum; yoke, ridge; a yoke |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | jugom | yoke |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |