Where does “enjoin” come from?

Enjoin comes from Middle English enjoinen, from Old French enjoindre, from Latin iniungo meaning to join in or impose, composed of the prefix in- and Latin iungo, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁én meaning to be or exist.

enjoin (English): To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an...

Definitions

  1. To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an...

Ancestry of “enjoin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishenjoinen—
2Old Frenchenjoindreto join with
3LatininiungoI join or fasten; I unite; I impose
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “enjoin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →