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
- breakfast; to breakfast
Ancestry of “disjune”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | desjeüner | Alternative form of desjeuner |
| 2 | Old French | jeüner | Alternative form of jeuner |
| 3 | Latin | iēiūnō | to fast |
| 4 | Latin | iēiūnus | fasting, abstinent, hungry |
| 5 | Latin | iaiūnus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | jagjūnos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- | to sacrifice |