Where does “disjuncture” come from?

Disjuncture comes from Middle English dis- combined with Latin iungo, meaning to join, with the prefix dis- from Latin ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁.

disjuncture (English): A lack of union, or lack of coordination, or...

Definitions

A lack of union, or lack of coordination, or...

Ancestry of “disjuncture”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	dis-	reversal or removal; apart; Used as an...
2	Middle English	dis-	dis-, de
3	Old French	des-	de-; dis-
4	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5	Latin	calceus	shoe
6	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
7	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin dis- →Every word from Latin calx →