Etymology

jyngine

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the Jynx genus; pertaining to or characteristic of the wryneck. Full definition →

Latin iynx
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromiynx“wryneck”
  2. English todayjyngine

Formed as the Latin iynx (“wryneck”) + the English -ine (“of or pertaining to; like”), as if after Latin **jyngīnus. Compare jynx.

Words from the same roots

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