Etymology of the English word enjoin
the English word
enjoinderived from the Old French word
enjoindrederived from the Latin word
iniungere (enjoin, charge, bring)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
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 enjoin in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
enjoined,
enjoiningUsage
Word found in Modern English
