Where does “jantâ” come from?

jantâ (Macanese) comes from Portuguese jantar, from Old Portuguese jantar, from Vulgar Latin jantare, from Latin ientare, from Latin iento, from Latin ieiunus, from Proto-Italic jagjūnos, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- — to sacrifice.

jantâ (Macanese): to dine, to eat

Definitions

  1. to dine, to eat

Ancestry of “jantâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesejantardinner; to dine
2Old Portuguesejantar
3Vulgar Latinjantareto eat lunch
4Latinientarepresent active infinitive of iēntō; second-person...
5LatinientoI breakfast, eat breakfast
6Latinieiunusfasting, abstinent, hungry; dry, barren,...
7Proto-Italicjagjūnos
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-yu-
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-to sacrifice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-Every word from Proto-Italic jagjūnos