Where does “jonc” come from?

jonc (French) comes from Middle French jonc, from Old French jonc, from Latin iuncus, from Proto-Italic joinikos, from Proto-Indo-European yoy-ni-.

jonc (French): rush, bulrush; cane, rattan; trim

Definitions

  1. rush, bulrush; cane, rattan; trim

Ancestry of “jonc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchjonc—
2Old Frenchjoncrush
3Latiniuncusrush, reed
4Proto-Italicjoinikos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyoy-ni-—

Words derived from “jonc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yoy-ni- →Every word from Proto-Italic joinikos →Every word from Latin iuncus →