ζυγόν

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • yoke, for joining animals
  • yoke, burden
  • in general, anything which joins two pieces together: cross-bar, plank, beam
  • the balancing beam of a scale; the scale itself
  • (astrology) the constellation Libra
  • rank (of soldiers)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *dzugón inherited from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm (yoke), *yewg- (join, yoke, harness, unite, tie together).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*yewg-

Gloss

join, yoke, harness, unite, tie together

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