English
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Conjugate comes from Middle English conjugat(e) ‘combined, united’, from Latin iugō ‘to join, yoke’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yewg-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yewg-‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*yugóm‘yoke’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jugom‘yoke’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiugum‘yoke’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiugō‘to join, yoke’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconiugō‘to yoke together, combine’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900coniugātus‘united’perfect passive participle of coniugō
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500conjugat(e)‘combined, united’
- Englishearliest quotation 1941conjugate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yewg-‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*yugóm‘yoke’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jugom‘yoke’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiugum‘yoke’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiugō‘to join, yoke’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconiugō‘to yoke together, combine’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900coniugātus‘united’perfect passive participle of coniugō
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500conjugat(e)‘combined, united’
- Englishearliest quotation 1941conjugate
Earliest quotation: 1941, Cecil J. Allen, British Locomotive Practice and Performance: “Some of the most widely-applied Gresley features will doubtless…”
first attested first attested in 1471 (as stated in the etymology)
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’
join, yoga, junction, adjunct, jodi, juncture, jugular, yojana, subjugate, 43 more
through Proto-Indo-European *yugóm ‘yoke’
Today it means
verb To inflect (a verb) for each person, in order, for one or more tenses; to list or recite its principal parts.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yewg- / conjugate