Where does “jeune” come from?
jeune (Middle French) comes from Old French juene, from Vulgar Latin *iŏvenem, from Latin iuvenem, from Latin iuvenis, from Proto-Italic *juwō.
jeune (Middle French): Alternative form of ieune
Definitions
- Alternative form of ieune
Ancestry of “jeune”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | juene | young; young person |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *iŏvenem | — |
| 3 | Latin | iuvenem | accusative masculine singular of iuvenis;... |
| 4 | Latin | iuvenis | young; A youth, a young man, young woman, young... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *juwō | — |
Words derived from “jeune”