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Where does “disjune” come from?

disjune (Scots) comes from Old French desjeüner, from Old French jeüner, from Latin iēiūnō, 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.

disjune (Scots): breakfast; to breakfast

Definitions

  1. breakfast; to breakfast

Ancestry of “disjune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchdesjeünerAlternative form of desjeuner
2Old FrenchjeünerAlternative form of jeuner
3Latiniēiūnō—
4Latiniēiūnus—
5Latiniaiūnus—
6Proto-Italicjagjūnos—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-yu-—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-to sacrifice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- →