Etymology

june

J8U1N1E1

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Middle English June ← Old French juin ← Latin iūnius
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June · proper noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dyew-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyuder.?
  4. LatinIūnō
  5. LatinIūnius
  6. Latiniūnius
  7. Old Frenchjuin
  8. Middle EnglishJuyn
  9. Middle EnglishJune
  10. English todayJune

From Middle English June, june, re-Latinised variants of earlier Middle English Juyn, juyng, from Old French juing, juin, from Latin iūnius, the month of the goddess Iuno (“Juno”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu (“vital force, youthful vigor”).

June · proper noun2

Short for junior.

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