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Where does “join” come from?

Join comes from Middle English joinen, from Old French joindre, from Latin iungo meaning to yoke or unite, from Proto-Indo-European yewg-.

join (English): An intersection of piping or wiring; an...

Definitions

  1. An intersection of piping or wiring; an...

Ancestry of “join”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishjoinento join
2Old Frenchjoindreto meet up with; to go and see; to join; to join...
3Vulgar LatinjuniorAlternative form of iūnior
4Latiniūnior—
5Latiniuvenioryounger, more youthful
6Latiniuvenisyoung; A youth, a young man, young woman, young...
7Proto-Italic*juwō—

Words derived from “join”

  • subjoin
  • equijoin
  • joineth
  • joinable
  • semijoin
  • unjoin
  • joinest
  • interjoin
  • antijoin
  • joinability
  • cojoin
  • multijoin
  • misjoin
  • autojoin
  • joyina
  • joyina
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