Where does “nondisjunct” come from?
nondisjunct (English) comes from English disjunct, from French disjoint, from French disjoindre, from French joindre, from Old French joindre, from Vulgar Latin junior, from Latin iūnior, from Latin iuvenior — young.
nondisjunct (English): Not disjunct
Definitions
- Not disjunct
Ancestry of “nondisjunct”, step by step
nondisjunct traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disjunct
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disjunct | The state of being disjointed; disjointedness; a... |
| 2 | French | disjoint | past participle of disjoindre; disjoint,... |
| 3 | French | disjoindre | to separate; to come apart, separate |
| 4 | French | joindre | to join; to join up |
| 5 | Old French | joindre | to meet up with; to go and see; to join; to join... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | junior | Alternative form of iūnior |
| 7 | Latin | iūnior | — |
| 8 | Latin | iuvenior | younger, more youthful |
| 9 | Latin | iuvenis | young; A youth, a young man, young woman, young... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *juwō | young |