disjoin

The story

1. Latin · derived fromdisiungere“to separate”
2. Old French · derived fromdesjoindre
3. Middle English · inherited fromdisjoynen
4. English todaydisjoin

From Middle English disjoynen, from Old French desjoindre, from Latin disiungere (“to separate”), from dis-, di- (“apart”) + iungere (“to join”). Equivalent to dis- + join.

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