Where does “subjoin” come from?
Subjoin comes from Latin sub combined with Latin iungere meaning to join, derived from Proto-Indo-European yewg- meaning to yoke or join together.
subjoin (English): To add something to the end; to append or annex;...
Definitions
- To add something to the end; to append or annex;...
Ancestry of “subjoin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | join | An intersection of piping or wiring; an... |
| 2 | Middle English | joinen | to join |
| 3 | Old French | joindre | to meet up with; to go and see; to join; to join... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | junior | Alternative form of iūnior |
| 5 | Latin | iūnior | — |
| 6 | Latin | iuvenior | younger, more youthful |
| 7 | Latin | iuvenis | young; A youth, a young man, young woman, young... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *juwō | young |