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Where does “iunctura” come from?

iunctura (Latin) 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.

iunctura (Latin): nominative feminine singular of iūnctūrus;...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of iūnctūrus;...

Ancestry of “iunctura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniungō—
2Proto-Italicjungōto yoke; to join
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyunégtito be joining
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “iunctura”

  • juncture
  • jointure
  • disjuncture
  • junctural
  • jointured
  • juncturally
  • junctureless
  • jointureless
  • jointuress
  • juntura
  • giuntura
  • jointure
  • joynture
  • iointure
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