Etymology

jugum

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Today it means: A connecting ridge or projection, especially on a bone. Full definition →

Latin jugum
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromjugum“a yoke, collar; a pair of anything; the summit, ridge”
  2. English todayjugum

Borrowing from Latin jugum (“a yoke, collar; a pair of anything; the summit, ridge”). Doublet of yoke and yuga.

Words from the same roots

Latinjugum all →

jugaljugomaxillary

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