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Where does “junto” come from?

junto (Portuguese) comes 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.

junto (Portuguese): together

Definitions

  1. together

Ancestry of “junto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesejunto—
2Latiniūnctus—
3Latiniungō—
4Proto-Italicjungōto yoke; to join
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyunégtito be joining
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “junto”

  • ajuntamento
  • ajuntar
  • junta
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