English
junction
Junction comes from Latin iūnctiō ‘union, joining, uniting’, from iungō ‘join, attach together’, 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‘join, attach together’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūnctiō‘union, joining, uniting’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007junction
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‘join, attach together’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūnctiō‘union, joining, uniting’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007junction
Earliest quotation: 2007, Gary Hudson, Sarah Rowlands: “Even rolling news has junctions to meet - headlines…”
Formed from join + -tion
Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join’
Latin iungō ‘join’
Old French joindre
Middle English joinen ‘to join’
English join
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’
joint, yoga, rejoin, yogi, jodi, yoke, jugular, conjugate, zygote, subjugate, yojana, yuga, conjugation, 37 more
through Proto-Italic *jungō ‘to join’
adjoining, joiner, disjoint, adjoint, enjoin, 12 more
through Latin iungō ‘join, attach together’
join, junta, adjunct, juxtaposition, jostle, subjunctive, conjunct, 17 more
Today it means
noun The act of joining, or the state of being joined.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yewg- / junction