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Where does “juron” come from?

juron (French) comes from French jurer, from Old French jurer, from Latin iūrō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yew-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

juron (French): swearword

Definitions

  1. swearword

Ancestry of “juron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjurerto swear; to promise by oath; to swear; to say a...
2Old Frenchjurerto promise; to swear
3Latiniūrō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yew-straight, upright, right; right, justice, law
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óyulong time, lifetime
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
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