Etymology

mid-June

Today it means: Any time in the middle of June. Full definition →

English June ← Middle English June ← Old French juin
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dyew-der.?
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyuder.?
  14. LatinIūnō
  15. LatinIūnius
  16. Latiniūnius
  17. Old Frenchjuin
  18. Middle EnglishJuyn
  19. Middle EnglishJune
  20. EnglishJune
  21. English todaymid-June

From mid- + June.

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