Where does “unjoin” come from?
unjoin (English) comes from English join, from Middle English joinen, from Old French joindre, from Vulgar Latin junior, from Latin iūnior, from Latin iuvenior, from Latin iuvenis, from Proto-Italic *juwō — young.
unjoin (English): To separate or detach; To cease to be a member...
Definitions
- To separate or detach; To cease to be a member...
Ancestry of “unjoin”, step by step
unjoin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English join
| 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |