Where does “desinare” come from?
desinare (Italian) comes from Old French disner, from Vulgar Latin disiuno, from Latin disieiūnāre, from Latin iēiūnō, from Latin iēiūnus, from Latin iaiūnus, from Proto-Italic jagjūnos, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- — to sacrifice.
desinare (Italian): to lunch; lunch
Definitions
- to lunch; lunch
Ancestry of “desinare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | disner | to dine; to eat the main meal of the day; dinner |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | disiuno | — |
| 3 | Latin | disieiūnāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | iēiūnō | to fast |
| 5 | Latin | iēiūnus | fasting, abstinent, hungry |
| 6 | Latin | iaiūnus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | jagjūnos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- | to sacrifice |