Where does “giungere” come from?

giungere (Italian) comes from Latin iungō, from Proto-Italic jungō, from Proto-Indo-European yunégti, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

giungere (Italian): to arrive, reach, come; to join, put together

Definitions

  1. to arrive, reach, come; to join, put together

Ancestry of “giungere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniungōto join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach; esp. of the hand: to clasp, join
2Proto-Italicjungōto yoke; to join
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyunégtito be joining
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “giungere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yunégti →Every word from Proto-Italic jungō →