Where does “jointure” come from?
Jointure comes from Middle English joynture, from Latin iunctura, the noun form of iungere meaning "to join," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European yewg-.
jointure (English): A joining; a joint; An estate settled on a wife,...
Definitions
- A joining; a joint; An estate settled on a wife,...
Ancestry of “jointure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | joynture | — |
| 2 | Old French | jointure | — |
| 3 | Latin | iunctura | nominative feminine singular of iūnctūrus;... |
| 4 | Latin | iungō | to join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach; esp. of the hand: to clasp, join |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | jungō | to yoke; to join |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yunégti | to be joining |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |