Where does “juvy” come from?

juvy (English) comes from English juvenile, from Latin iuvenīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

juvy (English): Alternative form of juvie

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of juvie

Ancestry of “juvy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjuvenileYoung; not fully developed; Characteristic of...
2Latiniuvenīlisyouthful, juvenile
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin iuvenīlis →