LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

iantāre

*iantāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Western Romancereconstructionto lunch; to dine

Origins

From ientāre, via haplology from ieientāre (“to eat breakfast”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ- (“to sacrifice”).

Descendants
  • Portuguesejantarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese jantar
  • Portuguesejentarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese jantar
  • Portuguesejintarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese jantar
  • Spanishyantarfrom Old Spanish yantar
  • Galicianxantarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese jantar
  • Galicianxentarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese jantar
  • Asturianxintarfrom Old Leonese iantar
  • Asturianxantarfrom Old Leonese iantar
  • Mirandesejantarfrom Old Leonese iantar
  • Romanshgentar

Quick answers

What does iantāre mean in Latin?
iantāre, a verb, means “to lunch; to dine”.