English
conjunction
Conjunction comes from Latin coniūnctiō ‘joining’, from coniungō ‘to join’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yewg-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yewg-‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*yunégti ~ *yungéntireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jungō‘to join’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiungō‘to join, unite, connect’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconiungōas coniungere‘to join’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconiūnctiō‘joining’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400conjonction
- Englishearliest quotation 1603conjunction
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yewg-‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*yunégti ~ *yungéntireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jungō‘to join’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiungō‘to join, unite, connect’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconiungōas coniungere‘to join’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconiūnctiō‘joining’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400conjonction
- Englishearliest quotation 1603conjunction
Earliest quotation: 1603, Michel de Montaigne, The Essayes […]: “Certaine Nations (and amongst others, the Mahometane) abhorre Conjunction…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’
joint, yoga, rejoin, yogi, jodi, yoke, jugular, injunction, zygote, subjugate, yojana, conjugate, yuga, conjugation, 34 more
through Proto-Italic *jungō ‘to join’
adjoining, joiner, disjoint, adjoint, enjoin, 11 more
through Latin iungō ‘to join, unite, connect’
join, junta, adjunct, juxtaposition, juncture, jostle, subjunctive, disjunction, 16 more
Today it means
noun The act of joining, or condition of being joined.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yewg- / conjunction