Where does “conjoir” come from?
conjoir (Old French) comes from Old French con, from Latin cunnus, from Middle High German kunt, from Old High German kund, from Proto-West Germanic kunþ, from Proto-Germanic kunþaz, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
conjoir (Old French): to welcome; to enjoy oneself with someone
Definitions
- to welcome; to enjoy oneself with someone
Ancestry of “conjoir”, step by step
conjoir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French con
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | con | cunt; Alternative form of conme |
| 2 | Latin | cunnus | woman; cunt, cunny; female pudendum, pubic hair |
| 3 | Middle High German | kunt | cunt, pussy, vulva, vagina |
| 4 | Old High German | kund | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kunþ | known |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kunþaz | past participle of *kunnaną; known |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via Old French jöir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | jöir | to take pleasure; to enjoy |
| 2 | Old French | joie | joy; Alternative form of jouel |
| 3 | Latin | gaudia | nominative plural of gaudium; accusative plural... |
| 4 | Latin | gaudium | joy, delight |
| 5 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |