Etymology

jougs

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Today it means: A chained iron collar once used in churches to expose sinners to public scorn. Full definition →

Latin iugum ← French jougs
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromjougs
  2. Latin · borrowed fromiugum“yoke”
  3. English todayjougs

From Latin iugum (“yoke”), possibly via French jougs.

Words from the same roots

Latiniugum all →

yugada

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