Where does “xontar” come from?

xontar (Venetian) comes from Venetian xonto, 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.

xontar (Venetian): to join, connect; to add

Definitions

  1. to join, connect; to add

Ancestry of “xontar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Venetianxonto—
2Latiniūnctusjoined, having been joined
3Latiniungōto join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach; esp. of the hand: to clasp, join
4Proto-Italicjungōto yoke; to join
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyunégtito be joining
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yunégti →Every word from Proto-Italic jungō →