Juncus
/ˈdʒʌŋ.kəs/noun
A genus of rushes, or a rush-like plant in the sedge family.
Did you know?Latin juncus comes from the same Indo-European root as words for “yoke” and “join,” because rushes were long used for binding, tying, and weaving.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*yewg-
“to join, yoke, bind together”
Latin
Latin
iuncus / juncus
“a rush; a rush-like plant used for binding and weaving”
Late Latin
Latin
Juncus
“a rush; later used as a botanical name”
Modern English
English
juncus
“a genus of rushes”