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Where does “junta” come from?

junta (Catalan) comes 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.

junta (Catalan): feminine singular of junt

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of junt

Ancestry of “junta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanjuntjoined; together; joint
2Latiniūnctus—
3Latiniungō—
4Proto-Italicjungōto yoke; to join
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyunégtito be joining
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →