Etymology

epizeugma

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Today it means: A type of zeugma in which a single verb governs two or more clauses or phrases, placed either at the very beginning or the very end of the sentence. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐπίζευγμα (epízeugma) ← Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ← Proto-Hellenic *epí
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  4. Proto-Hellenic*epí
  5. Ancient Greekἐπί (epí)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*yewg-
  7. Ancient Greekζεύγνῡμι (zeúgnūmi)
  8. Ancient Greekζεῦγμα (zeûgma)
  9. Ancient Greekἐπίζευγμα (epízeugma)
  10. English todayepizeugma

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπίζευγμα (epízeugma), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + ζεῦγμα (zeûgma, “yoke, bond”).

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