Where does “jonquet” come from?

jonquet (Catalan) comes from Catalan jonc, from Latin iuncus, from Proto-Italic joinikos, from Proto-Indo-European yoy-ni-.

jonquet (Catalan): spikerush

Definitions

  1. spikerush

Ancestry of “jonquet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanjoncrush plant of the genus
2Latiniuncusrush, reed
3Proto-Italicjoinikos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyoy-ni-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yoy-ni- →Every word from Proto-Italic joinikos →Every word from Latin iuncus →