English
T-junction
From T (“capital letter”) + junction.
A compound of T ‘capital letter’ + junction
Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’
Proto-Indo-European *yunégti ~ *yungénti
Proto-Italic *jungō ‘to join’
Latin iungō ‘join, attach together’
Latin iūnctiō ‘union, joining, uniting’
English junction
Today it means
noun An intersection of routes where one road terminates as it joins a (usually higher priority) road at approximately 90°. In most countries, a give way or stop road sign will be seen at a T-junction.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / T-junction