Latin
ieiūnus
‘fasting, abstinent, hungry’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin ieiūnus.
5 English words in this record descend from Latin ieiūnus, most familiar first.
- dinner ← dyner ← disner ← *disiūnō ← iēiūnō
- dine ← dynen ← disner ← *disiūnāre
- jejunum
- jejune
- jejunation ← ieiūnātiō ← ieiūnō
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Etymograph / Latin ieiūnus