conjunction
kuhn-JUNK-shuhn · noun
Origin
Conjunction comes from Old French conjonction, which came from Latin coniūnctiō, meaning "joining." That noun grew from the verb coniungere, "to join."
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Journey
The word has carried the sense of "joining" from its Latin root straight through Old French into English.
Related words
It shares its root coniungere, "to join," with any English word built on that same joining idea.
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From Old French
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