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Where does “ayuno” come from?

ayuno (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish ayuno, from Vulgar Latin aiunus, 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.

ayuno (Spanish): fasting; fast

Definitions

  1. fasting; fast

Ancestry of “ayuno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishayuno—
2Vulgar Latinaiunusfasting; a fast
3Latiniēiūnus—
4Latiniaiūnus—
5Proto-Italicjagjūnos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-yu-—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-to sacrifice

Words derived from “ayuno”

  • ayuno
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- →