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Where does “jeunment” come from?

jeunment (Norman) comes from Old French jument, from Latin iumentum, from Old Latin iouxmentom, from Proto-Italic jouksmentom.

jeunment (Norman): mare

Definitions

  1. mare

Ancestry of “jeunment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjumentmare
2LatiniumentumA draft animal, a beast of burden, a large...
3Old Latiniouxmentom—
4Proto-Italicjouksmentom—
Every word from Proto-Italic jouksmentom →