Where does “joinant” come from?
joinant (Middle English) comes from French joignant, from French joindre, from Old French joindre, from Vulgar Latin junior, from Latin iūnior, from Latin iuvenior, from Latin iuvenis, from Proto-Italic *juwō.
joinant (Middle English): adjoining
Ancestry of “joinant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | joignant | present participle of joindre |
| 2 | French | joindre | to join; to join up |
| 3 | Old French | joindre | to meet up with; to go and see; to join; to join... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | junior | Alternative form of iūnior |
| 5 | Latin | iūnior | — |
| 6 | Latin | iuvenior | younger, more youthful |
| 7 | Latin | iuvenis | young; A youth, a young man, young woman, young... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *juwō | — |