Where does “jwenti” come from?
jwenti (Haitian Creole) comes from French jointure, from Old French jointure, from Latin iunctura, from Latin iungō, from Proto-Italic jungō, from Proto-Indo-European yunégti, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
jwenti (Haitian Creole): joint
Definitions
- joint
Ancestry of “jwenti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | jointure | joint |
| 2 | Old French | jointure | — |
| 3 | Latin | iunctura | nominative feminine singular of iūnctūrus;... |
| 4 | Latin | iungō | to join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach; esp. of the hand: to clasp, join |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | jungō | to yoke; to join |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yunégti | to be joining |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |