Where does “ajunar” come from?
ajunar (Romanian) comes from Romanian ajun, from Latin iēiūnium, from Latin iēiūnus, from Latin iaiūnus, from Proto-Italic jagjūnos, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- — to sacrifice.
ajunar (Romanian): caroler
Definitions
- caroler
Ancestry of “ajunar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ajun | fast, fasting; the day before a holiday when... |
| 2 | Latin | iēiūnium | fast (day); fasting |
| 3 | Latin | iēiūnus | fasting, abstinent, hungry |
| 4 | Latin | iaiūnus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | jagjūnos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- | to sacrifice |