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Where does “jointuress” come from?

jointuress (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.

jointuress (English): A woman to whom an estate is bequeathed via...

Definitions

  1. A woman to whom an estate is bequeathed via...

Ancestry of “jointuress”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjointureA joining; a joint; An estate settled on a wife,...
2Middle Englishjoynture—
3Old Frenchjointure—
4Latiniuncturanominative feminine singular of iūnctūrus;...
5Latiniungō—
6Proto-Italicjungōto yoke; to join
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyunégtito be joining
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
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