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Where does “jousteth” come from?

jousteth (English) comes from English joust, from Old French jouster, from Vulgar Latin iuxto, from Latin iuxtā.

jousteth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “jousteth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjoustA tilting match: a mock combat between two...
2Old FrenchjousterAlternative form of joster
3Vulgar Latiniuxto—
4Latiniuxtā—
Every word from Latin iuxtā →