junco

English

/ˈdʒʌŋkəʊ/, /ˈdʒʌŋkoʊ/

noun

Definitions

Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American sparrow.
(obsolete) The common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus), a bird found in Europe and much of the Palearctic.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian junco (reed, rush) derived from Latin iuncus (rush, reed, a rush) derived from Proto-Indo-European *yoy-ni-, *yoy-ni-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*yoy-ni-

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

iuncetum Latin
iunceus Latin
iuncus Latin
enjuncar Spanish, Castilian
junco Spanish, Castilian
*yoy-ni- Proto-Indo-European
junco Portuguese
jonc Old French
junko Esperanto
*joinikos Proto-Italic