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Where does “dinner-goer” come from?

dinner-goer (English) comes from English dinner, from Middle English dyner, from Old French disner, from Vulgar Latin disiuno, from Latin disieiūnāre, from Latin iēiūnō, from Latin iēiūnus, from Latin iaiūnus — to sacrifice.

dinner-goer (English): One who has dinner at a restaurant or as a guest...

Definitions

  1. One who has dinner at a restaurant or as a guest...

Ancestry of “dinner-goer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdinnerA midday meal; The main meal of the day, often...
2Middle Englishdyner—
3Old Frenchdisnerto dine; to eat the main meal of the day; dinner
4Vulgar Latindisiuno—
5Latindisieiūnāre—
6Latiniēiūnō—
7Latiniēiūnus—
8Latiniaiūnus—
9Proto-Italicjagjūnos—
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-yu-—
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-to sacrifice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- →