Where does “jeûner” come from?
jeûner (French) comes from Old French jeüner, 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.
jeûner (French): to fast; to go without food
Definitions
- to fast; to go without food
Ancestry of “jeûner”, step by step
Words derived from “jeûner”