Where does “giunfra” come from?

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

giunfra (Romansch): young lady, Miss

Definitions

  1. young lady, Miss

Ancestry of “giunfra”, step by step

giunfra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romansch gioven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanschgiovenyoung; boy, youth, young man
2Latiniuvenemaccusative masculine singular of iuvenis;...
3Latiniuvenisyoung; A youth, a young man, young woman, young...
4Proto-Italic*juwōyoung

via Romansch giuven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanschgiuvenyoung; boy, youth, young man
Every word from Proto-Italic *juwōEvery word from Latin iuvenisEvery word from Latin iuvenem