Where does “disjoint” come from?
Disjoint comes from Old French desjoindre, from Latin disiungere, from Latin iungo meaning to join, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European yewg-.
disjoint (English): Not smooth or continuous; disjointed; Of two or...
Definitions
- Not smooth or continuous; disjointed; Of two or...
Ancestry of “disjoint”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | desjoindre | to separate |
| 2 | Latin | disiungere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | iungere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | iungo | I join |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | jungō | to yoke; to join |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yunégti | to be joining |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |