Where does “conjuncture” come from?

Conjuncture derives from French conjoncture, from Old French conjointure, ultimately from English conjoint.

conjuncture (English): A combination of events or circumstances; a...

Definitions

  1. A combination of events or circumstances; a...

Ancestry of “conjuncture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchconjoncturecircumstances, situation
2Old Frenchconjointure—
3Englishconjointjoined together; combined; joint
4Old Frenchconjoint—

Words derived from “conjuncture”

Every word from Old French conjoint →Every word from English conjoint →Every word from Old French conjointure →