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Where does “jubé” come from?

jubé (French) comes from Middle French jubé, from Latin iube, from Latin iubeo, from Old Latin ioubeo, from Proto-Italic jouðejō, from Proto-Indo-European Hyowdʰ-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European Hyewdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yew- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

jubé (French): rood screen, jube

Definitions

  1. rood screen, jube

Ancestry of “jubé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchjubé—
2Latiniubesecond-person singular present active imperative...
3Latiniubeoto authorize, to legitimate, to make lawful, to...
4Old Latinioubeo—
5Proto-Italicjouðejō—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyowdʰ-éye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyewdʰ-moving erect, to be agitated or push forward in...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yew-straight, upright, right; right, justice, law
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óyulong time, lifetime
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
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