Where does “déjeuner” come from?
déjeuner (French) comes from Latin disieiūnāre, from Latin iēiūnō, 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.
déjeuner (French): to lunch, to eat lunch, to have lunch; to have...
Definitions
- to lunch, to eat lunch, to have lunch; to have...
Ancestry of “déjeuner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | disieiūnāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | iēiūnō | to fast |
| 3 | Latin | iēiūnus | fasting, abstinent, hungry |
| 4 | Latin | iaiūnus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | jagjūnos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- | to sacrifice |