Meanings
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The sixth month of the year, after May and before July.
Their wedding is planned for early June.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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· the sixth month of the...
sixth month
Word family
Forms
junes
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dyew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyuder.? Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder. Latin Iūnō Proto-Indo-European *-yós 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 vigo…
June
Middle English
Juyn
Middle English
juing
Old French
iūnius
Latin
*h₂yéwHō
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂óyu
Proto-Indo-European
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