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Zeuxis
Zeuxis comes from Ancient Greek Ζεῦξις, from ζεύγνῡμῐ ‘to yoke, saddle’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yewg-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yewg-‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEζεύγνῡμῐ‘to yoke, saddle’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΖεῦξιςZeûxis
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEZeuxis
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yewg-‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEζεύγνῡμῐ‘to yoke, saddle’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΖεῦξιςZeûxis
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEZeuxis
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’
join, yoga, junction, adjunct, yogi, jodi, yoke, juncture, conjugate, jugular, conjugation, subjugate, zygote, yojana, yuga, 42 more
Today it means
name A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ζεῦξις (Zeûxis).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yewg- / Zeuxis