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Etymology of the English word joint

the English word joint
derived from the Old French word joint
derived from the Old French word joindre
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 jungere
derived from the Latin word jugum
derived from the English word signifiant
derived from the English word ginger
derived from the Old French word gingivre
derived from the Medieval Latin word gingiber (ginger)
derived from the Latin word zinziberi
derived from the Greek word zingiberis, ζιγγίβερις
derived from the English word beer
derived from the West Germanic word beor

Derivations in English

adjoint, jointer, jointless, jointworm, jointly, unjoint, jointed, jointing

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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