Where does “joindre” come from?

joindre (Norman) comes from Old French joindre, from Vulgar Latin junior, from Latin iūnior, from Latin iuvenior, from Latin iuvenis, from Proto-Italic *juwō — young.

joindre (Norman): to join

Definitions

  1. to join

Ancestry of “joindre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjoindreto meet up with; to go and see; to join; to join...
2Vulgar LatinjuniorAlternative form of iūnior
3Latiniūnior—
4Latiniuvenioryounger, more youthful
5Latiniuvenisyoung; A youth, a young man, young woman, young...
6Proto-Italic*juwōyoung
Every word from Proto-Italic *juwō →Every word from Latin iuvenis →Every word from Latin iuvenior →