junction

Where does the word "junction" come from? It comes from Latin iungere, and was adopted directly into English (1711).

Junction’s story begins in Latin: iungere meant “to join, to connect.” The root of 'join', 'joint' and 'conjunction'. It reached English by 1711 as junction. Settled as the English word for a point where things join or meet. Today, junction means a point where two or more things, especially roads or railway lines, join.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient iungere "to join, to connect", the root of 'join', 'joint' and 'conjunction'.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1711 junction "a point where two or more things join or meet", settled as the English word for a point where things join or meet.