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
Definitions
- youth unemployment
Ancestry of “Jugendchômage”, step by step
Jugendchômage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Chômage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Chômage | unemployment |
| 2 | French | chômage | idleness; unemployment |
| 3 | French | chômer | to be idle; to be out of work |
| 4 | Latin | caumō | to rest during the heat; to siesta |
| 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 | — |