Where does “subjugare” come from?
subjugare (Romanian) comes from Romanian subjuga, from French subjuguer, from Middle French subiuguer, from Latin subiugō, from Latin iugo, from Latin iugum, from French joug, from Middle French joug — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
subjugare (Romanian): subjugation
Definitions
- subjugation
Ancestry of “subjugare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | subjuga | to subjugate |
| 2 | French | subjuguer | to subjugate; to enthrall, captivate |
| 3 | Middle French | subiuguer | to subjugate |
| 4 | Latin | subiugō | to subjugate |
| 5 | Latin | iugo | I join, yoke; dative singular of iugum |
| 6 | Latin | iugum | yoke or collar; a team of oxen; horizontal beam... |
| 7 | French | joug | yoke; balance beam |
| 8 | Middle French | joug | — |
| 9 | Old French | jug | — |
| 10 | Latin | jugum | Alternative form of iugum; yoke, ridge; a yoke |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | jugom | yoke |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |