Where does “jointureless” come from?
jointureless (English) comes from English jointure, from Middle English joynture, from Old French jointure, from Latin iunctura, from Latin iungō, from Proto-Italic jungō, from Proto-Indo-European yunégti, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
jointureless (English): Having no jointure
Ancestry of “jointureless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | jointure | A joining; a joint; An estate settled on a wife,... |
| 2 | Middle English | joynture | — |
| 3 | Old French | jointure | — |
| 4 | Latin | iunctura | nominative feminine singular of iūnctūrus;... |
| 5 | Latin | iungō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | jungō | to yoke; to join |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yunégti | to be joining |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |