Where does “June” come from?
June derives from Middle English jun, from Middle English juyng, from Old French juin, from Latin iunius, named after Iuno, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey-.
Ancestry of “June”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | june | — |
| 2 | Middle English | Juyn | — |
| 3 | Old French | juing | — |
| 4 | Latin | iūnius | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “June”