Where does “disjunct” come from?
Disjunct comes from Latin disjunctus, the past participle of disjungere, combining Latin dis- (apart) and jungo (to join), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ (two).
disjunct (English): The state of being disjointed; disjointedness; a...
Definitions
- The state of being disjointed; disjointedness; a...
Ancestry of “disjunct”, step by step
disjunct traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French disjoint
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | disjoint | past participle of disjoindre; disjoint,... |
| 2 | French | disjoindre | to separate; to come apart, separate |
| 3 | French | joindre | to join; to join up |
| 4 | Old French | joindre | to meet up with; to go and see; to join; to join... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | junior | Alternative form of iūnior |
| 6 | Latin | iūnior | — |
| 7 | Latin | iuvenior | younger, more youthful |
| 8 | Latin | iuvenis | young; A youth, a young man, young woman, young... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *juwō | young |