English
disjoin
Disjoin comes from Old French desjoindre ‘to separate’, from Latin iungō ‘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 CEiungōas iungere‘to join’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdisiungere‘to separate’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400desjoindre‘to separate’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500disjoynen
- Englishearliest quotation 1643disjoin
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 CEiungōas iungere‘to join’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdisiungere‘to separate’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400desjoindre‘to separate’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500disjoynen
- Englishearliest quotation 1643disjoin
Earliest quotation: 1643, John Milton, The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […]: “That marriage, therefore, God himself disjoins.”.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’
yoga, joint, injunction, yogi, yoke, conjugate, jugular, conjugation, jodi, rejoin, subjugate, zygote, yojana, yuga, 34 more
through Proto-Italic *jungō ‘to join’
conjunction, disjunction, 9 more
through Latin iungō ‘to join’
junction, junta, adjunct, juncture, juxtaposition, adjoining, subjunctive, conjunct, joiner, jostle, adjoint, enjoin, 12 more
Today it means
verb To separate; to disunite.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yewg- / disjoin