English
jointist
From joint (“restaurant, bar, or nightclub”) + -ist.
Formed from joint ‘restaurant, bar, or nightclub’ + -ist
Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join’
Latin iūnctus ‘joined’
Old French joint ‘joint of the body’
Middle English joynt
English joint
Today it means
noun Operator of an illegal drinking place or "joint"
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / jointist