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