Subjunction
/sʌbˈdʒʌŋkʃən/noun
The act of placing or joining something underneath; in grammar, a subordinate relation or clause structure.
Did you know?Subjunction comes from Latin *subiungere*, and the same root family gave English words tied to yoking, binding, and even being “subjugated” under power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*yeug-
“to join, yoke”
Latin
Latin
iungere
“to join, yoke together”
Latin
Latin
subiungere
“to join under; to subordinate”
Late Latin
Late Latin
subiunctio
“a joining under; subordination”
Middle English
English
subjunccion
“subordination; grammatical dependence”
Modern English
English
subjunction
“the act of placing under or joining subordinately”