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Where does “iungō” come from?

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

Ancestry of “iungō”, step by step

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