Where does “disjunctness” come from?
disjunctness (English) comes from English disjunct, from French disjoint, from French disjoindre, from French joindre, from Old French joindre, from Vulgar Latin junior, from Latin iūnior, from Latin iuvenior — young.
disjunctness (English): The quality of being disjunct
Definitions
- The quality of being disjunct
Ancestry of “disjunctness”, step by step
disjunctness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disjunct
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disjunct | The state of being disjointed; disjointedness; a... |
| 2 | French | disjoint | past participle of disjoindre; disjoint,... |
| 3 | French | disjoindre | to separate; to come apart, separate |
| 4 | French | joindre | to join; to join up |
| 5 | Old French | joindre | to meet up with; to go and see; to join; to join... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | junior | Alternative form of iūnior |
| 7 | Latin | iūnior | — |
| 8 | Latin | iuvenior | younger, more youthful |
| 9 | Latin | iuvenis | young; A youth, a young man, young woman, young... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *juwō | young |
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 |