English
zygonic
Zygonic comes from Ancient Greek ζυγόν ‘yoke’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *yewg-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yewg-‘to yoke, harness, join’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*yugóm‘yoke’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dzugón‘yoke’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEζυγόνzugósas ζυγός‘yoke’
- Englishearliest quotation 2005zygonic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yewg-‘to yoke, harness, join’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*yugóm‘yoke’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dzugón‘yoke’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEζυγόνzugósas ζυγός‘yoke’
- Englishearliest quotation 2005zygonic
Earliest quotation: 2005, Adam Ockelford: “The following account of the first movement of Mozart's…”
Formed from -ic
The story
Introduced by Adam Ockelford, from Ancient Greek ζυγός (zugós, “yoke”) + -ic.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to yoke, harness, join’
join, yoga, conjunction, junction, adjunct, jodi, juncture, jugular, subjugate, yojana, 40 more
through Proto-Indo-European *yugóm ‘yoke’
yogi, yoke, conjugate, conjugation, yuga, 11 more
through Proto-Hellenic *dzugón ‘yoke’
Today it means
adj Of or relating to the theory that imitation is the ultimate organising force in music.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yewg- / zygonic