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jejune
I always figured this had a French origin, but it as of direct Latin heritage - ieiunus - meaning empty, dry, barren. Interesting how this evolved into the Spanish word for breakfast. Dis for "apart" and jejunare for "fast", which implies that you are empty. Thus the Spanish Desayuno and French déjeuner , which later came to mean "lunch", which is itself interesting, as the original Spanish word for breakfast "almuerzo" also shifted meaning to lunch.
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Re: jejune
Always thought the derivation was from something similar to juvenile, and thus meant immature or like a novice.
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