English
junta
Junta comes from Spanish junta ‘joint, gasket’, from Latin iunctus ‘joined, having been joined’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yunégti ~ *yungénti.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yunégti ~ *yungéntireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jungō‘to join’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiungō‘join’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiunctus‘joined, having been joined’perfect passive participle of iungō
- Spanishc. 1500–presentjunta‘joint, gasket’
- Englishtodayjunta
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yunégti ~ *yungéntireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jungō‘to join’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiungō‘join’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiunctus‘joined, having been joined’perfect passive participle of iungō
- Spanishc. 1500–presentjunta‘joint, gasket’
- Englishtodayjunta
The story
Borrowed from Spanish junta (literally "a thing gathered or joined"), feminine form of junto, from Latin iunctus, perfect passive participle of iungō (‘join’). Attested from 1623.
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *jungō ‘to join’
adjoining, joiner, disjoint, enjoin, adjoint, disjunction, 9 more
through Latin iungō ‘join’
join, conjunction, junction, adjunct, juxtaposition, juncture, jostle, subjunctive, conjunct, 15 more
through Latin iunctus ‘joined, having been joined’
Today it means
noun The committee of military officers that have usurped political control.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yunégti ~ *yungénti / junta