Where does “jejunare” come from?
jejunare (Late Latin) comes from Latin ieiunare, from Latin ieiuno, from Latin ieiunus, from Proto-Italic jagjūnos, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- — to sacrifice.
jejunare (Late Latin): present active infinitive of jejūnō;...
Definitions
- present active infinitive of jejūnō;...
Ancestry of “jejunare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ieiunare | present active infinitive of ieiūnō;... |
| 2 | Latin | ieiuno | I fast |
| 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 |