Reconstruction:Latin/aiunare

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Alternative forms

• *iaiūnāre

Etymology

From a modification of iēiūnāre via a form *iaiūnāre (cf. iaiūnus, the older form of ieiūnus), or through dissimilation. Alternatively through a root *adiūnāre, with the prefix ad-.

Verb

*aiūnāre (Proto-Romance)

1. fast (abstain from food)

Related terms

• *aiūnus

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Albanian: agjëroj (possibly)
  • Aromanian: agiun
  • Romanian: ajuna
• Ibero Romance:
  • Asturian: ayunar
  • Mirandese: ayunar, aiunar
  • Spanish: ayunar