English
zeuxite
Zeuxite comes from Ancient Greek ζεῦξις ‘joining’, from ζεύγνῡμῐ ‘I join’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yewg-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yewg-‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEζεύγνῡμῐ‘I join’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEζεῦξιςzeûxis‘joining’
- Englishtodayzeuxite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yewg-‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEζεύγνῡμῐ‘I join’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEζεῦξιςzeûxis‘joining’
- Englishtodayzeuxite
Formed from -ite
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’
join, yoga, junction, adjunct, yogi, jodi, yoke, juncture, jugular, conjugation, conjugate, yojana, subjugate, yuga, zygote, 41 more
Today it means
noun A form of green tourmaline.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yewg- / zeuxite