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

Definitions

  1. Having no jointure

Ancestry of “jointureless”, step by step

jointureless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English jointure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjointureA joining; a joint; An estate settled on a wife,...
2Middle Englishjoynture
3Old Frenchjointure
4Latiniuncturanominative feminine singular of iūnctūrus;...
5Latiniungōto join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach; esp. of the hand: to clasp, join
6Proto-Italicjungōto yoke; to join
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyunégtito be joining
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yunégtiEvery word from Proto-Italic jungō