Where does “disjoint” come from?
disjoint (French) comes from French disjoindre, from French joindre, from Old French joindre, from Vulgar Latin junior, from Latin iūnior, from Latin iuvenior, from Latin iuvenis, from Proto-Italic *juwō.
disjoint (French): past participle of disjoindre; disjoint,...
Definitions
- past participle of disjoindre; disjoint,...
Ancestry of “disjoint”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | disjoindre | to separate; to come apart, separate |
| 2 | French | joindre | to join; to join up |
| 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 | — |