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Where does “junta” come from?

junta (Spanish) comes 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 (Spanish): feminine singular of junto; council, committee;...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of junto; council, committee;...

Ancestry of “junta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishjuntotogether; joined; next to
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 “junta”

  • junta
  • junto
  • antijunta
  • juntocracy
  • La Junta
  • хунта
  • hunta
  • хунта
  • χούντα
  • хунта
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