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Where does “adjoin” come from?

Adjoin comes from Anglo-Norman adjoindre, from Latin adiungo meaning to join to, formed from Latin ad- and the root yewg- seen in Proto-Indo-European.

adjoin (English): To be in contact or connection with; To extend an...

Definitions

  1. To be in contact or connection with; To extend an...

Ancestry of “adjoin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanadjoindre—
2Latinadiungō—
3Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “adjoin”

  • adjoineth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →