English
conjugation
Conjugation comes from Latin coniugātiō ‘combining, connecting’, from coniugō ‘join, unite together’, 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‘join, unite together’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconiugātiō‘combining, connecting’
- Englishearliest quotation 1530conjugation
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‘join, unite together’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconiugātiō‘combining, connecting’
- Englishearliest quotation 1530conjugation
Earliest quotation: 1530, Iohan Palſgrave, The Introduction: “In ſo moche that if any verbe be of…”
Formed from conjugate + -ion
Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’
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Latin iugō ‘to join, yoke’
Latin coniugō ‘to yoke together, combine’
New Latin coniugātus ‘united’
Middle English conjugat(e) ‘combined, united’
English conjugate
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
noun The coming together of things; a union.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yewg- / conjugation