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
- The condition of being disjoint
Ancestry of “disjointness”, step by step
disjointness 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |