Adjunct
/ˈædʒ.ʌŋkt/noun
Something added to another thing, often in a secondary or supplementary role.
Did you know?It comes from Latin *adiungere*, a verb built from *ad-* (“to”) + *iungere* (“to yoke, bind, couple”), the same root behind *join* and *junction*—so the word’s DNA is all about binding things together.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*yeug-
“to yoke, join, bind”
Latin
Latin
iungere
“to yoke, couple, bind together”
Latin
Latin
adiunctus
“joined to, attached”
Middle English
English
adjunct
“something joined or added to another”
Modern English
English
adjunct
“something added as a subordinate or supplementary part”