Where does “joint” come from?

joint (Old French) comes 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.

joint (Old French): join; place where two elements are joined...

Definitions

  1. join; place where two elements are joined...

Ancestry of “joint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniūnctusjoined, having been joined
2Latiniungōto join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach; esp. of the hand: to clasp, join
3Proto-Italicjungōto yoke; to join
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyunégtito be joining
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “joint

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg-