Where does “ajuntamiento” come from?

ajuntamiento (Spanish) comes from Spanish ajuntar, 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.

ajuntamiento (Spanish): joining; coupling

Definitions

  1. joining; coupling

Ancestry of “ajuntamiento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishajuntarto put together; to whack together; to be...
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-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yunégtiEvery word from Proto-Italic jungō