Etymograph

English

zeuglodon

Zeuglodon comes from Ancient Greek ζεύγλη ‘loop attached to the yoke, through which the…’, from ζεύγνυμι ‘to harness’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yewg-‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEζεύγνυμιzeúgnumi‘to harness’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEζεύγληzeúglē‘loop attached to the yoke, through which the beasts's head were put’
  4. Englishtodayzeuglodon

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yewg-‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEζεύγνυμιzeúgnumi‘to harness’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEζεύγληzeúglē‘loop attached to the yoke, through which the beasts's head were put’
  4. Englishtodayzeuglodon

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 A basilosaurus.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yewg- / zeuglodon

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