Where does “junta” come from?

junta (Polish) comes from Spanish junta, from Spanish junto, 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.

junta (Polish): junta

Definitions

  1. junta

Ancestry of “junta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishjuntafeminine singular of junto; council, committee;...
2Spanishjuntotogether; joined; next to
3Latiniūnctusjoined, having been joined
4Latiniungōto join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach; esp. of the hand: to clasp, join
5Proto-Italicjungōto yoke; to join
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyunégtito be joining
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg-