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English word origin

Etymology of June

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dyew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyuder.? Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder. Latin Iūnō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos P

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, following May and preceding July, containing the northern solstice. · A female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English], often for a girl born in June, used since the end of the 19th century.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dyew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyuder.? Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder. Latin Iūnō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Iūnius Latin iūnius Old French juinbor. Middle English Juyn Middle English June English June 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”).

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      "lang": "Burmese",
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    {
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
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    {
      "lang": "Māori",
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
name

A male given name, or more often nickname, for a boy who is junior to someone else, especially someone with the same name, such as his father.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Short for junior.

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