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Where does “joindre” come from?

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

joindre (Old French): to meet up with; to go and see; to join; to join...

Definitions

  1. to meet up with; to go and see; to join; to join...

Ancestry of “joindre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar LatinjuniorAlternative form of iūnior
2Latiniūnior—
3Latiniuvenioryounger, more youthful
4Latiniuvenisyoung; A youth, a young man, young woman, young...
5Proto-Italic*juwō—

Words derived from “joindre”

  • join
  • joint
  • jointly
  • jointed
  • subjoin
  • joiner
  • joinder
  • jointness
  • jointer
  • unjointed
  • misjoinder
  • jointless
  • multijoint
  • rejoint
  • equijoin
  • nonjoinder
  • joineth
  • joinable
  • kneejoint
  • nonjoint
  • jointedness
  • jointress
  • unjoint
  • balljoint
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