Where does “conta” come from?
conta (Turkish) comes from Italian giunta, from Latin iūncta, from Latin iungere, from Latin iungo, from Proto-Italic jungō, from Proto-Indo-European yunégti, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
conta (Turkish): sealing ring, gasket
Definitions
- sealing ring, gasket
Ancestry of “conta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | giunta | female equivalent of giunto; council, committee,... |
| 2 | Latin | iūncta | — |
| 3 | Latin | iungere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | iungo | I join |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | jungō | to yoke; to join |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yunégti | to be joining |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |