Where does “jejuneness” come from?
jejuneness (English) comes from English jejune, from Latin iēiūnus, from Latin iaiūnus, from Proto-Italic jagjūnos, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- — to sacrifice.
jejuneness (English): The state or condition of being jejune
Definitions
- The state or condition of being jejune
Ancestry of “jejuneness”, step by step
jejuneness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English jejune
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jejune | Not nutritious; Lacking matter; empty; devoid of... |
| 2 | Latin | iēiūnus | fasting, abstinent, hungry |
| 3 | Latin | iaiūnus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | jagjūnos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- | to sacrifice |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |