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Where does “disner” come from?

disner (Middle French) 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.

disner (Middle French): to dine; dinner

Definitions

  1. to dine; dinner

Ancestry of “disner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdisnerto dine; to eat the main meal of the day; dinner
2Vulgar Latindisiuno—
3Latindisieiūnāre—
4Latiniēiūnō—
5Latiniēiūnus—
6Latiniaiūnus—
7Proto-Italicjagjūnos—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-yu-—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-to sacrifice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- →