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Where does “disjointness” come from?

disjointness (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.

disjointness (English): The condition of being disjoint

Definitions

  1. The condition of being disjoint

Ancestry of “disjointness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdisjointNot smooth or continuous; disjointed; Of two or...
2Old Frenchdesjoindreto separate
3Latindisiungeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Latiniungeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5LatiniungoI join
6Proto-Italicjungōto yoke; to join
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyunégtito be joining
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
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