Reconstruction:Latin/aiunus

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

Etymology

Dissimilated from an earlier iaiūnus, from ieiūnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈjunʊs/

Adjective

*aiūnus (Proto-Romance)

1. fasting

Descendants

• Aromanian: agiun
• Spanish: ayuno

Related terms

• *aiūnāre

Noun

*aiūnus m (Proto-Romance)

1. a fast

Descendants

• Asturian: ayuno
• Old Spanish: ayuno
  • Spanish: ayuno
• Romanian: ajun