jejum

Portuguese

/ʒe.ˈʒũ/, /ʒɨ.ˈʒũ/

noun
Definitions
  • fasting period of time when one abstains from food

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese jajũu inherited from Latin iēiūnium (fast) inherited from Proto-Italic *jagjūnos derived from Proto-Indo-European *Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-

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