Where does “aiunare” come from?
aiunare (Vulgar Latin) comes 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.
Ancestry of “aiunare”, step by step
aiunare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin iēiūnō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | iēiūnō | to fast |
| 2 | Latin | iēiūnus | fasting, abstinent, hungry |
| 3 | Latin | iaiūnus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | jagjūnos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- | to sacrifice |
via Late Latin ieiunare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | ieiunare | present active infinitive of ieiūnō;... |