Where does “ayunar” come from?
ayunar (Asturian) comes from Vulgar Latin aiuno, from Late Latin ieiuno, 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.
ayunar (Asturian): to fast
Definitions
- to fast
Ancestry of “ayunar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | aiuno | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | ieiuno | to fast; I 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 |