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
- A woman to whom an estate is bequeathed via...
Ancestry of “jointuress”, step by step
jointuress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English jointure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach; esp. of the hand: to clasp, join |
| 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 |