interjunction

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-tér

Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér

Proto-Italic *n̥ter

Latin inter

Proto-Indo-European *yewg-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Proto-Indo-European *yunégti

Proto-Italic *jungō

Latin iungō

Latin interjunctusder.

English interjunction

From Latin interjunctus, past participle of interjungere (“to join together”). See inter- and join, and compare interjoin.

Noun

interjunction (plural interjunctions)

1. A place where two or more things join or cross.
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References

• “interjunction”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.