Where does “Junie” come from?
Junie is an English formation from the adjective June with the diminutive suffix -y, ultimately deriving from Latin -ia through Middle English and Middle French.
Junie (English): A pet form of the male given name Junius
Definitions
- A pet form of the male given name Junius
Ancestry of “Junie”, step by step
| 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 |