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Where does “isjejunare” come from?

isjejunare (Latin) comes from Late Latin ieiuno, 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.

isjejunare (Latin): to break the fast

Definitions

  1. to break the fast

Ancestry of “isjejunare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinieiunoto fast; I fast
2Latiniēiūnus—
3Latiniaiūnus—
4Proto-Italicjagjūnos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-yu-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-to sacrifice

Words derived from “isjejunare”

  • dinner
  • dine
  • diner
  • dinnertime
  • dinnerware
  • dinette
  • dinnerless
  • predinner
  • interdine
  • dinnerplate
  • dineth
  • dinnery
  • dinerlike
  • dinest
  • dinery
  • dinnerwear
  • dinner-goer
  • dinnerlike
  • bedinner
  • dinnerly
  • dinnerette
  • din-dins
  • dîneur
  • dîner
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