Where does “joint” come from?
joint (Middle English) comes from Old French joint, from Latin iūnctus, 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 “joint”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | joint | join; place where two elements are joined... |
| 2 | Latin | iūnctus | joined, having been joined |
| 3 | Latin | iungō | to join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach; esp. of the hand: to clasp, join |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | jungō | to yoke; to join |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yunégti | to be joining |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |