Where does “disjointly” come from?
disjointly (English) comes from English disjoint, from Old French desjoindre, from Latin disiungere, from Latin iungere, from Latin iungo, from Proto-Italic jungō, from Proto-Indo-European yunégti, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
disjointly (English): In a disjointed state
Definitions
- In a disjointed state
Ancestry of “disjointly”, step by step
disjointly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disjoint
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disjoint | Not smooth or continuous; disjointed; Of two or... |
| 2 | Old French | desjoindre | to separate |
| 3 | Latin | disiungere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | iungere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | iungo | I join |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | jungō | to yoke; to join |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yunégti | to be joining |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |