Where does “enjoinment” come from?
enjoinment (English) comes from English enjoin, from Middle English enjoinen, from Old French enjoindre, from Latin iniungo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
enjoinment (English): A command; an authoritative admonition
Definitions
- A command; an authoritative admonition
Ancestry of “enjoinment”, step by step
enjoinment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enjoin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enjoin | To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an... |
| 2 | Middle English | enjoinen | — |
| 3 | Old French | enjoindre | to join with |
| 4 | Latin | iniungo | I join or fasten; I unite; I impose |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |