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Where does “jointed” come from?

Jointed derives from Middle English -ed, Old English -od, Proto-Germanic -ōdaz, and Latin iungo, meaning to join or yoke together, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European yewg-.

jointed (English): Having joints; Extremely full of people, packed,...

Definitions

  1. Having joints; Extremely full of people, packed,...

Ancestry of “jointed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjointDone by two or more people or organisations...
2Middle Englishuponupon
3Middle Englishup-—
4Old Englishūp-up-
5Old Englishūpup, from above
6Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
7Proto-Germanicubunder
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “jointed”

  • unjointed
  • jointedness
  • multijointed
  • jointedly
  • kneejointed
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