English
jugulate
Jugulate comes from Latin iugulātus ‘slain, killed, having had the throat slit’, from iugulō ‘slay, kill’, 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
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*yugóm‘yoke’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jugom‘yoke’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiugum‘a yoke or collar (for a horse)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiugulum‘the collarbone’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiugulō‘slay, kill’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiugulātus‘slain, killed, having had the throat slit’
- Englishtodayjugulate
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‘a yoke or collar (for a horse)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiugulum‘the collarbone’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiugulō‘slay, kill’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiugulātus‘slain, killed, having had the throat slit’
- Englishtodayjugulate
first attested First attested in 1623 (as stated in the etymology)
The story
First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin iugulātus, perfect passive participle of iugulō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’
join, yoga, conjunction, junction, adjunct, jodi, juncture, yojana, subjugate, 41 more
through Proto-Indo-European *yugóm ‘yoke’
yogi, yoke, zygote, yuga, 11 more
through Latin iugum ‘a yoke or collar (for a horse)’
Today it means
verb To cut the throat of.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yewg- / jugulate