Etymology of the French word injonctif
the French word
injonctifderived from the French word
injonctionderived from the Late Latin word
iniunctioderived from the Latin word
injunctumderived 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 injonctif in French dates from the 18th century.
