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Where does “*iŏvenem” come from?

*iŏvenem (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin iuvenem, from Latin iuvenis, from Proto-Italic *juwō.

Ancestry of “*iŏvenem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniuvenemaccusative masculine singular of iuvenis;...
2Latiniuvenisyoung; A youth, a young man, young woman, young...
3Proto-Italic*juwō—
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