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Where does “gioven” come from?

gioven (Romansch) comes from Latin iuvenem, from Latin iuvenis, from Proto-Italic *juwō.

gioven (Romansch): young; boy, youth, young man

Definitions

  1. young; boy, youth, young man

Ancestry of “gioven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniuvenemaccusative masculine singular of iuvenis;...
2Latiniuvenisyoung; A youth, a young man, young woman, young...
3Proto-Italic*juwō—

Words derived from “gioven”

  • giovna
  • giunfra
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