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

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