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cohum.

hole in middle of yoke in which pole fits; thong used to attach pole to yoke; vault/shapelessness/emptiness (of sky/heavens);

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈko.(ɦ)ũː]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔː.um]
  1. The thong or strap used to attach a pole to a yoke

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Within Italic, it is perhaps to be connected with Umbrian cehefi (“to take, get”) and Oscan kahad (“to take”), though De Vaan suggests that such a relationship is only possible if a phonotactically impermissible Proto-Indo-European root *kh₂gʰ- is reconstructed. It is perhaps to be connected to Proto-Indo-European *kagʰ- (“to hold”) and is probably ultimately of substrate origin. Doublet of caium.

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