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English word juvenile comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en- (Young.)
*h₂ey- (Proto-Indo-European)
*h₂yuh₁en- (Proto-Indo-European)
Young.
*juwenis (Proto-Italic)
Young.
iuvenis (Latin)
Young A youth; a young man or woman.
iuvenilis (Latin)
Youthful, juvenile.
juvenile (English)
Characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish.. Young; not fully developed. A person younger than the age of criminal responsibility.. A person younger than the age of majority.. A prepubescent child.. A publication for young adult readers.. An actor playing a child's role.. An animal that is not sexually mature.