Where does “dyner” come from?
dyner (Middle English) comes from Old French disner, from Vulgar Latin disiuno, from Latin disieiūnāre, from Latin iēiūnō, from Latin iēiūnus, from Latin iaiūnus, from Proto-Italic jagjūnos, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- — to sacrifice.
dyner (Middle English): lunch second meal of the day, eaten in the late morning
Definitions
- lunch second meal of the day, eaten in the late morning
Ancestry of “dyner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | disner | to dine; to eat the main meal of the day; dinner |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | disiuno | — |
| 3 | Latin | disieiūnāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | iēiūnō | to fast |
| 5 | Latin | iēiūnus | fasting, abstinent, hungry |
| 6 | Latin | iaiūnus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | jagjūnos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- | to sacrifice |