jeûner

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French word jeûner comes from Latin ieiunum, and later Latin ieiuno (I fast.)

ieiunum (Latin)

ieiuno (Latin)

I fast.

jejūnāre (Late Latin)

jeuner (Old French)

(intransitive) to fast (go without food voluntarily).

jeûner (French)

(intransitive) to fast; to go without food.

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