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Where does “Juncus” come from?

Juncus (Translingual) comes from Latin iuncus, from Proto-Italic joinikos, from Proto-Indo-European yoy-ni-.

Ancestry of “Juncus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniuncusrush, reed
2Proto-Italicjoinikos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyoy-ni-—

Words derived from “Juncus”

  • juncaceous
  • Juncales
  • Juncaceae
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