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Where does “subjuga” come from?

subjuga (Romanian) comes from French subjuguer, from Middle French subiuguer, from Latin subiugō, from Latin iugo, from Latin iugum, from French joug, from Middle French joug, from Old French jug — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

subjuga (Romanian): to subjugate

Definitions

  1. to subjugate

Ancestry of “subjuga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsubjuguerto subjugate; to enthrall, captivate
2Middle Frenchsubiuguer—
3Latinsubiugō—
4LatiniugoI join, yoke; dative singular of iugum
5Latiniugumyoke or collar; a team of oxen; horizontal beam...
6Frenchjougyoke; balance beam
7Middle Frenchjoug—
8Old Frenchjug—
9LatinjugumAlternative form of iugum; yoke, ridge; a yoke
10Proto-Italicjugomyoke
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
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