Etymology

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Today it means: Forming a pair. Full definition →

Latin iugātus
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromiugātus“yoked together in pairs”
  2. English todayjugate

Borrowed from Latin iugātus (“yoked together in pairs”), perfect passive participle of iugō (“to yoke”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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