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
- To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an...
Ancestry of “enjoin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | enjoinen | — |
| 2 | Old French | enjoindre | to join with |
| 3 | Latin | iniungo | I join or fasten; I unite; I impose |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “enjoin”