Where does “Jugendchômage” come from?
Jugendchômage (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Chômage, from French chômage, from French chômer, from Latin caumō, from Latin cauma, from Ancient Greek καῦμα, from Ancient Greek καίω, from Proto-Hellenic *káyyō.
Jugendchômage (Luxembourgish): youth unemployment
Ancestry of “Jugendchômage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | Chômage | unemployment |
| 2 | French | chômage | idleness; unemployment |
| 3 | French | chômer | to be idle; to be out of work |
| 4 | Latin | caumō | — |
| 5 | Latin | cauma | heat; heat of the day |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καῦμα | burning, glow, heat; fever; holes cut by cautery |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καίω | I light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *káyyō | — |