Where does “digiuno” come from?
digiuno (Italian) comes from Latin jejunum, from Latin jejunus, from Latin ieiunus, from Proto-Italic jagjūnos, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- — to sacrifice.
digiuno (Italian): fast, fasting; jejunum; ignorant
Definitions
- fast, fasting; jejunum; ignorant
Ancestry of “digiuno”, step by step
digiuno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin jejunum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | jejunum | nominative neuter singular of jejūnus; accusative... |
| 2 | Latin | jejunus | Alternative form of ieiūnus |
| 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 |