Etymograph

English

juvenilia

Juvenilia comes from Latin iuvenīlis ‘of or pertaining to youth’, from Proto-Italic *juwō ‘young’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- ‘vital force, life, age, eternity’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ey-‘vital force, life, age, eternity’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂óyu‘long time, lifetime’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂yéwHō‘young’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*juwō‘young’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiuven(is)
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiuvenīlis‘of or pertaining to youth’
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiuvenīlianeuter plural of iuvenīlis
  8. Englishearliest quotation 1888juvenilia

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ey-‘vital force, life, age, eternity’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂óyu‘long time, lifetime’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂yéwHō‘young’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*juwō‘young’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiuven(is)
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiuvenīlis‘of or pertaining to youth’
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiuvenīlianeuter plural of iuvenīlis
  8. Englishearliest quotation 1888juvenilia

Earliest quotation: 1888, 1692 August 18, A Discourse on the Original and Progress of Satire: “[…]rhyme was not his talent; he had neither the…”

Equivalent to juvenile + -ia

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- ‘vital force, life, age, eternity’

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō ‘young’

Proto-Italic *juwō ‘young’

Latin iuvenis ‘young’

Latin iuvenīlis ‘youthful’

English juvenile

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- ‘vital force, life, age, eternity’

early, young, era, diet, ere, enigma, 25 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu ‘long time, lifetime’

yet, age, longevity, 8 more

through Proto-Italic *juwō ‘young’

junior, 2 more

Today it means

noun Works produced during an artist's or author's youth.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- / juvenilia

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