Where does “ajuntamento” come from?
ajuntamento (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Ajuntar, from Portuguese junto, from Old Portuguese 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.
ajuntamento (Portuguese): gathering; assembly; throng
Definitions
- gathering; assembly; throng
Ancestry of “ajuntamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Ajuntar | to gather, collect, round up |
| 2 | Portuguese | junto | together |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | junto | — |
| 4 | Latin | iūnctus | joined, having been joined |
| 5 | Latin | iungō | to join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach; esp. of the hand: to clasp, join |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | jungō | to yoke; to join |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yunégti | to be joining |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |