English
jugate
Jugate comes from Latin iugātus ‘yoked together in pairs’, from iugō ‘to 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 yoke’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiugātus‘yoked together in pairs’perfect passive participle of iugō
- Englishearliest quotation 1945jugate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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 yoke’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiugātus‘yoked together in pairs’perfect passive participle of iugō
- Englishearliest quotation 1945jugate
Earliest quotation: 1945, N.B. Tindale, Minutes of the 553d regular meeting of the Entomological Soc: “Fore and hind wings are jugate.”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’
join, yoga, conjunction, junction, jodi, adjunct, juncture, jugular, yojana, 42 more
through Proto-Indo-European *yugóm ‘yoke’
yogi, yoke, zygote, yuga, 12 more
through Latin iugō ‘to yoke’
Today it means
adj Forming a pair.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yewg- / jugate