Etymology of the English word conjoin
the English word
conjoinderived from the Old French word
conjoindrederived from the Latin word
coniungere (connect, join, yoke together; unite; place, bring side-by-side)
using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
iungere (to join; join, unite; bring together)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*yeug-derived from the Latin word
jungerederived from the Latin word
jugumDate
The earliest known usage of conjoin in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
conjoined,
conjoiningUsage
Word found in Modern English
