Join
/dʒɔɪn/noun
To connect or link together; to become part of a group or combine with something.
Did you know?English join ultimately comes from Latin iungere, the same root behind yoke and the ancient image of two things being fastened together under one burden.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*yeug-
“to join, yoke, fasten together”
Latin
Latin
iungere
“to join, yoke, unite”
Late Latin
Latin
iunctāre
“to join repeatedly; fasten together”
Old French
Old French
joindre
“to join, attach, unite”
Middle English
English
joinen
“to join, connect, come together”
Modern English
English
join
“to connect or link together; to become part of a group”