English
epizeugma
Epizeugma comes from Ancient Greek ἐπίζευγμα.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπίζευγμαepízeugma
- Englishtodayepizeugma
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπίζευγμαepízeugma
- Englishtodayepizeugma
A compound of ἐπί ‘on, upon’ + -μα + ζεῦγμα ‘that which is used for joining, band, bond’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep- ‘to grab, snatch, get’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éps
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on, at, near’
Proto-Hellenic *epí
Ancient Greek ἐπί ‘on, upon’
Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’
Ancient Greek ζεύγνῡμι
Ancient Greek ζεῦγμα ‘that which is used for joining, band, bond’
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἐπίζευγμα
Today it means
noun A type of zeugma in which a single verb governs two or more clauses or phrases, placed either at the very beginning or the very end of the sentence.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐπίζευγμα / epizeugma