Joint
/dʒɔɪnt/noun
A place where two things are joined together, or a part of the body where two bones meet.
Did you know?Joint ultimately comes from Latin iunctus, “joined,” from the same root that gave us words tied to binding and union, so even your knees carry a word-history of connection and constraint.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*yeug-
“to join, yoke together”
Latin
Latin
iungere
“to join, yoke”
Latin
Latin
iunctus
“joined, fastened together”
Old French
Old French
joint
“joined; a joint or articulation”
Middle English
English
joint
“a place where parts are joined; an articulation”
Modern English
English
joint
“a place where two things meet or connect; a body articulation”
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