Where does “déjeunette” come from?

déjeunette (French) comes from French déjeuner, 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.

déjeunette (French): brunch

Definitions

  1. brunch

Ancestry of “déjeunette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdéjeunerto lunch, to eat lunch, to have lunch; to have...
2Latindisieiūnāre
3Latiniēiūnōto fast
4Latiniēiūnusfasting, abstinent, hungry
5Latiniaiūnus
6Proto-Italicjagjūnos
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-yu-
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-to sacrifice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-Every word from Proto-Italic jagjūnos