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Where does “digiunare” come from?

digiunare (Italian) comes from Latin ieiūnāre, 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.

digiunare (Italian): To fast

Definitions

  1. To fast

Ancestry of “digiunare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinieiūnāre—
2Latiniēiūnus—
3Latiniaiūnus—
4Proto-Italicjagjūnos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-yu-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-to sacrifice

Words derived from “digiunare”

  • digiuno
  • digiunoterapia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- →