Where does “joinder” come from?
Joinder derives from Old French joindre, from Latin iungo meaning to join, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European yewg-.
joinder (English): The joining of a litigant to a suit; The act of...
Definitions
- The joining of a litigant to a suit; The act of...
Ancestry of “joinder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | joindre | to meet up with; to go and see; to join; to join... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | junior | Alternative form of iūnior |
| 3 | Latin | iūnior | — |
| 4 | Latin | iuvenior | younger, more youthful |
| 5 | Latin | iuvenis | young; A youth, a young man, young woman, young... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *juwō | young |
Words derived from “joinder”