English
subjunctive
Subjunctive comes from Latin subiunctīvus ‘serving to join, connecting, in grammar…’, from Proto-Italic *jungō ‘to yoke’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yunégti ~ *yungénti.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yunégti ~ *yungéntireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jungō‘to yoke’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiungō‘to join, yoke’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubiungō‘to add, join, subjoin’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubiunctīvus‘serving to join, connecting, in grammar applies to the subjunctive mode’
- Englishtodaysubjunctive
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yunégti ~ *yungéntireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jungō‘to yoke’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiungō‘to join, yoke’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubiungō‘to add, join, subjoin’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubiunctīvus‘serving to join, connecting, in grammar applies to the subjunctive mode’
- Englishtodaysubjunctive
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *jungō ‘to yoke’
adjoining, joiner, disjoint, adjoint, enjoin, disjunction, 9 more
through Latin iungō ‘to join, yoke’
join, conjunction, junction, junta, juxtaposition, adjunct, juncture, jostle, conjunct, 15 more
Today it means
adj Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yunégti ~ *yungénti / subjunctive