déjeuner

French

verb
Definitions
  • (formal) to lunch, to eat lunch, to have lunch
  • to have breakfast

Etymology

Affix from French jeûner (un fast) inherited from Latin *disjejūnāre, *disieiūnāre, jejūnāre, ieiūnāre, ieiunare, ieiunus, ieiūnus, jejūnus.

Origin

Latin

ieiunus, ieiūnus, jejūnus

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