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Where does “aiuno” come from?

aiuno (Vulgar Latin) comes from Late Latin ieiuno, 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 “aiuno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinieiunoto fast; I fast
2Latiniēiūnus—
3Latiniaiūnus—
4Proto-Italicjagjūnos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-yu-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-to sacrifice

Words derived from “aiuno”

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