Where does “junket” come from?
junket (English) comes from Middle English jonket, from Latin iūncta, from Latin iungere, from Latin iungo, from Proto-Italic jungō, from Proto-Indo-European yunégti, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
junket (English): A basket; A type of cream cheese, originally made...
Definitions
- A basket; A type of cream cheese, originally made...
Ancestry of “junket”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | jonket | — |
| 2 | Latin | iūncta | — |
| 3 | Latin | iungere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | iungo | I join |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | jungō | to yoke; to join |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yunégti | to be joining |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |
Words derived from “junket”