Etymology

subjunctive mood

Today it means: Mood expressing an action or state which is hypothetical or anticipated rather than actual, including wishes and commands. Full definition →

Latin subjunctivus
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  1. Latin · derived frommodus
  2. Latin · derived fromsubjunctivus
  3. English todaysubjunctive mood

From subjunctive (from Latin subjunctivus, from sub- (“under”) + junctus (“joined”), perfect passive participle of jungere (“to join”) + adjective suffix -ivus) + mood (from Latin modus).

Words from the same roots

Latinmodus all →

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