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Where does “dîneur” come from?

dîneur (French) comes from French dîner, from Old French disner, from Vulgar Latin disiuno, from Latin disieiūnāre, from Latin iēiūnō, from Latin iēiūnus, from Latin iaiūnus, from Proto-Italic jagjūnos — to sacrifice.

dîneur (French): diner; one who dines

Definitions

  1. diner; one who dines

Ancestry of “dîneur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdînerto dine; dinner, evening meal; lunch, midday meal
2Old Frenchdisnerto dine; to eat the main meal of the day; dinner
3Vulgar Latindisiuno—
4Latindisieiūnāre—
5Latiniēiūnō—
6Latiniēiūnus—
7Latiniaiūnus—
8Proto-Italicjagjūnos—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-yu-—
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-to sacrifice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- →