Where does “joiner” come from?
joiner (English) comes from English join, from Middle English joinen, from Old French joindre, from Vulgar Latin junior, from Latin iūnior, from Latin iuvenior, from Latin iuvenis, from Proto-Italic *juwō — young.
joiner (English): A maker of wooden furniture or fittings; A...
Definitions
- A maker of wooden furniture or fittings; A...
Ancestry of “joiner”, step by step
joiner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English join
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | join | An intersection of piping or wiring; an... |
| 2 | Middle English | joinen | to join |
| 3 | Old French | joindre | to meet up with; to go and see; to join; to join... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | junior | Alternative form of iūnior |
| 5 | Latin | iūnior | — |
| 6 | Latin | iuvenior | younger, more youthful |
| 7 | Latin | iuvenis | young; A youth, a young man, young woman, young... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *juwō | young |