English
jointure
Jointure comes from Old French jointure, from Latin iungō ‘to join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yewg-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yewg-‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*yunégti‘to be joining’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jungō‘to yoke’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiungō‘to join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūnctūra
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400jointure
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500joynture
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1591–1592jointure
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yewg-‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*yunégti‘to be joining’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jungō‘to yoke’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiungō‘to join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūnctūra
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400jointure
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500joynture
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1591–1592jointure
Earliest quotation: c. 1591–1592, William Shakespeare, The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]: “Then, Warwick, thus: our sister shall be Edward’s; /…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’
yoga, injunction, yogi, yoke, jodi, conjugate, jugular, conjugation, subjugate, rejoin, zygote, yojana, yuga, 34 more
through Proto-Italic *jungō ‘to yoke’
conjunction, disjunction, 8 more
through Latin iungō ‘to join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach’
junction, adjunct, junta, adjoining, juxtaposition, subjunctive, conjunct, joiner, jostle, disjoint, enjoin, adjoint, 11 more
through Latin iūnctūra
Today it means
noun A joining; a joint.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yewg- / jointure