Etymology

jejune

J8E1J8U1N1E1

Today it means: Not nutritious. Full definition →

Latin iēiūnus
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromiēiūnus“fasting”
  2. English todayjejune

Borrowed from Latin iēiūnus (“fasting”).

Words from the same roots

Latiniēiūnus all →

dine

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