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Where does “seiunctus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “seiunctus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēiungō—
2Latiniungō—
3Proto-Italicjungōto yoke; to join
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyunégtito be joining
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
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