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Where does “jovenor” come from?

jovenor (Old French) comes from Latin iuvenior, from Latin iuvenis, from Proto-Italic *juwō.

jovenor (Old French): comparative degree of juene; younger

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of juene; younger

Ancestry of “jovenor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniuvenioryounger, more youthful
2Latiniuvenisyoung; A youth, a young man, young woman, young...
3Proto-Italic*juwō—
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