English
jejunation
Jejunation comes from Latin ieiūnātiō ‘fasting’, from ieiūnō ‘to fast’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ- ‘to sacrifice’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁yaǵ-‘to sacrifice’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁yaǵ-yu-sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jagjūnosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEieiūnus‘fasting, abstinent, hungry’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEieiūnō‘to fast’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEieiūnātiō‘fasting’
- Englishtodayjejunation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁yaǵ-‘to sacrifice’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁yaǵ-yu-sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jagjūnosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEieiūnus‘fasting, abstinent, hungry’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEieiūnō‘to fast’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEieiūnātiō‘fasting’
- Englishtodayjejunation
Linked words
through Latin ieiūnus ‘fasting, abstinent, hungry’
through Latin ieiūnō ‘to fast’
Today it means
noun fasting
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ- / jejunation