Etymology

zygoma

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Today it means: The cheekbone. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ζύγωμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromζύγωμα
  2. English todayzygoma

From Ancient Greek ζύγωμα (zúgōma), from ζυγόν (zugón, “yoke”), a connector for joining animals.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.