Where does “agiun” come from?
agiun (Aromanian) comes from Vulgar Latin aiunare, from Latin iēiūnō, from Latin iēiūnus, from Latin iaiūnus, from Proto-Italic jagjūnos, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- — to sacrifice.
agiun (Aromanian): I fast, abstain from food; I starve; starved
Definitions
- I fast, abstain from food; I starve; starved
Ancestry of “agiun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | aiunare | — |
| 2 | Latin | iēiūnō | to fast |
| 3 | Latin | iēiūnus | fasting, abstinent, hungry |
| 4 | Latin | iaiūnus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | jagjūnos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- | to sacrifice |