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 — young.

jeune (Middle French): Alternative form of ieune

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ieune

Ancestry of “jeune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjueneyoung; young person
2Vulgar Latin*iŏvenem—
3Latiniuvenemaccusative masculine singular of iuvenis;...
4Latiniuvenisyoung; A youth, a young man, young woman, young...
5Proto-Italic*juwōyoung

Words derived from “jeune”

Every word from Proto-Italic *juwō →Every word from Latin iuvenis →Every word from Latin iuvenem →
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