Jejunation
/dʒɪˌdʒuːˈneɪʃən/noun
The act or practice of fasting.
Did you know?The related anatomical word jejunum comes from Latin ieiunus, “empty,” because ancient anatomists observed that this section of intestine was often found empty after death.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
ieiūnus
“Empty, fasting, or hungry”
Classical Latin
Latin
ieiūnāre
“To fast or abstain from food”
Late Latin
Latin
ieiūnātiō
“Fasting or the act of abstaining from food”
17th Century
English
jejunation
“The act of fasting”
Modern English
English
jejunation
“Fasting, especially as a religious or medical practice”