Where does “ajuntament” come from?
ajuntament (Catalan) comes from Catalan ajuntar, from Catalan junt, from Latin iūnctus, from Latin iungō, from Proto-Italic jungō, from Proto-Indo-European yunégti, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
ajuntament (Catalan): meeting, gathering
Definitions
- meeting, gathering
Ancestry of “ajuntament”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | ajuntar | to join |
| 2 | Catalan | junt | joined; together; joint |
| 3 | Latin | iūnctus | joined, having been joined |
| 4 | Latin | iungō | to join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach; esp. of the hand: to clasp, join |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | jungō | to yoke; to join |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yunégti | to be joining |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |