Where does “adjunct” come from?
Adjunct comes from Latin adiunctus, the past participle of adiungere, formed from the prefix ad- meaning "to" and the root yewg- meaning "to join," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
adjunct (English): An appendage; something attached to something...
Definitions
- An appendage; something attached to something...
Ancestry of “adjunct”, step by step
adjunct traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch adjoinct
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | adjoinct | — |
| 2 | Latin | adiunctus | added, joined or attached to something, having... |
| 3 | Latin | adiungō | to add, join, attach, append, annex or bind to (something) |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via German Adjunkt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Adjunkt | official's clerk |