conjugal
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
-al
jug
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
conjugal
of marriage or the relation between husband and wife; matrimonial; connubial
结婚的, 配偶的
Dissection of conjugal
conjugal = con- (together) + jug (yoke) + al (relating to);
conjugal = relating to man and woman who are bound together by a yoke or a marriage
Now Repeat my Dissection
conjugal = relating to man and woman who are bound together by a yoke or a marriage
Important roots for this word:
con-
-al
jug
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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