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Where does “junctional” come from?

Junctional derives from English junction, from Latin iungo meaning "to join," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European yewg- with the same sense.

junctional (English): Of, pertaining to, situated at, or operating at a...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, situated at, or operating at a...

Ancestry of “junctional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjunctionThe act of joining, or the state of being joined;...
2Latiniūnctiō—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “junctional”

  • postjunctional
  • prejunctional
  • nonjunctional
  • junctionally
  • multijunctional
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