Where does “dinee” come from?
dinee (English) comes from English dine, from French dîner, from Old French disner, from Vulgar Latin disiuno, from Latin disieiūnāre, from Latin iēiūnō, from Latin iēiūnus, from Latin iaiūnus — to sacrifice.
dinee (English): One who is given a dinner
Definitions
- One who is given a dinner
Ancestry of “dinee”, step by step
dinee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dine | To eat; to eat dinner or supper; To give a dinner... |
| 2 | French | dîner | to dine; dinner, evening meal; lunch, midday meal |
| 3 | Old French | disner | to dine; to eat the main meal of the day; dinner |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | disiuno | — |
| 5 | Latin | disieiūnāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | iēiūnō | to fast |
| 7 | Latin | iēiūnus | fasting, abstinent, hungry |
| 8 | Latin | iaiūnus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | jagjūnos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- | to sacrifice |