Where does “Juneberry” come from?
Juneberry (English) comes from English June, from Middle English june, from Middle English Juyn, from Old French juing, from Latin iūnius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Juneberry (English): Any of several North American trees of the genus...
Definitions
- Any of several North American trees of the genus...
Ancestry of “Juneberry”, step by step
Juneberry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English June
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | June | The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, following May and preceding July, containing the northern solstice |
| 2 | Middle English | june | — |
| 3 | Middle English | Juyn | — |
| 4 | Old French | juing | — |
| 5 | Latin | iūnius | Of the Junian gens |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |