English
diezeugmenon
Diezeugmenon comes from Ancient Greek διεζευγμένων ‘of the transposed (notes)’, from ζεύγνυμι ‘to have one's beasts yoked’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yewg-‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEζεύγνυμι‘to have one's beasts yoked’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδιεζευγμένωνdiezeugménōn‘of the transposed (notes)’
- Englishtodaydiezeugmenon
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 BCEζεύγνυμι‘to have one's beasts yoked’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδιεζευγμένωνdiezeugménōn‘of the transposed (notes)’
- Englishtodaydiezeugmenon
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’
join, yoga, conjunction, junction, adjunct, yogi, yoke, juncture, jodi, jugular, conjugate, conjugation, zygote, subjugate, yojana, yuga, 40 more
Today it means
noun The last tetrachord, in the case where two tetrachords were placed separately from each other, but with only the interval of a tone between them.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yewg- / diezeugmenon