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Where does “giuvna” come from?

giuvna (Romansch) comes from Romansch giuven, from Latin iuvenis, from Proto-Italic *juwō.

giuvna (Romansch): young; girl, youth, young woman; young lady, Miss

Definitions

  1. young; girl, youth, young woman; young lady, Miss

Ancestry of “giuvna”, step by step

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