Where does “aoine” come from?
aoine (Irish) comes from Old Irish íne, from Latin ieiunium, from Latin ieiunus, from Proto-Italic jagjūnos, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- — to sacrifice.
aoine (Irish): fast, fasting period of abstaining from food or drink; shortage, deficiency; scarcity, want
Definitions
- fast, fasting period of abstaining from food or drink; shortage, deficiency; scarcity, want
Ancestry of “aoine”, step by step
aoine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Irish íne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | íne | fast, period of fasting |
| 2 | Latin | ieiunium | fast (day); fasting |
| 3 | Latin | ieiunus | fasting, abstinent, hungry; dry, barren,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | jagjūnos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- | to sacrifice |