English
hypozeugma
Hypozeugma comes from Ancient Greek ζεῦγμα ‘yoke, bond’, and goes back to ζεύγνῡμι ‘to join’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEζεύγνῡμι‘to join’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEζεῦγμαzeûgma‘yoke, bond’
- Englishtodayhypozeugma
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEζεύγνῡμι‘to join’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEζεῦγμαzeûgma‘yoke, bond’
- Englishtodayhypozeugma
Every English word from Ancient Greek ζεύγνῡμι
Today it means
noun A zeugma where the word or words on which all of the phrases depend is placed last.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ζεύγνῡμι / hypozeugma