Etymology

zyg-

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Ancient Greek ζυγόν
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromζυγόν“yoke”
  2. English todayzyg-

Ancient Greek ζυγόν (zugón, “yoke”)

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekζυγόν all →

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