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Where does “subjuntiu” come from?

subjuntiu (Catalan) comes from Latin subiunctīvus, from Latin subiungō, from Latin iungō, from Proto-Italic jungō, from Proto-Indo-European yunégti, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

subjuntiu (Catalan): subjunctive

Definitions

  1. subjunctive

Ancestry of “subjuntiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubiunctīvus—
2Latinsubiungō—
3Latiniungō—
4Proto-Italicjungōto yoke; to join
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyunégtito be joining
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
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