Where does “junta” come from?
junta (Old Portuguese) 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.
Ancestry of “junta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | iūnctus | — |
| 2 | Latin | iungō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | jungō | to yoke; to join |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yunégti | to be joining |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |
Words derived from “junta”