Where does “desayuno” come from?
desayuno (Spanish) comes from Spanish desayunar, from Spanish ayunar, from Vulgar Latin aiunare, from Latin iēiūnō, from Latin iēiūnus, from Latin iaiūnus, from Proto-Italic jagjūnos, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- — to sacrifice.
desayuno (Spanish): breakfast
Definitions
- breakfast
Ancestry of “desayuno”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | desayunar | to break a fast; to have breakfast |
| 2 | Spanish | ayunar | to fast |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | aiunare | — |
| 4 | Latin | iēiūnō | to fast |
| 5 | Latin | iēiūnus | fasting, abstinent, hungry |
| 6 | Latin | iaiūnus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | jagjūnos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- | to sacrifice |