English

junque

Blend of junk + antique.

Proto-Italic *joinikos

Latin iuncus ‘rush, reed’

Old French jonc

Middle French jonc ‘rush’

Middle English jonk ‘a rush’

English junk

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘front, front side’

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Latin antiquus ‘former, earlier, ancient, old’

Old French antic

Old French antique

French antique ‘ancient, old’

Today it means

noun Used items offered or potentially offered for sale of unknown, but probably low value.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.