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

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 “junta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yunégti →Every word from Proto-Italic jungō →