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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

  1. to lunch, to eat lunch, to have lunch; to have...

Ancestry of “déjeuner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindisieiūnāre—
2Latiniēiūnō—
3Latiniēiūnus—
4Latiniaiūnus—
5Proto-Italicjagjūnos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-yu-—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-to sacrifice

Words derived from “déjeuner”

  • déjeuneur
  • dejun
  • dejuno
  • dejunar
  • dejunetar
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