Where does “jonchaie” come from?

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

jonchaie (French): reed plantation

Definitions

  1. reed plantation

Ancestry of “jonchaie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjoncrush, bulrush; cane, rattan; trim
2Middle Frenchjonc—
3Old Frenchjoncrush
4Latiniuncusrush, reed
5Proto-Italicjoinikos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyoy-ni-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yoy-ni- →Every word from Proto-Italic joinikos →Every word from Latin iuncus →