joven

/ˈxoben/ · A1 · adj

young, youthful

👶 joven = juvenile: both from Latin iuvenis, young

Latin iuvenis (young) gave Spanish joven and English juvenile, junior and rejuvenate. Swap the Spanish j (a throaty h sound) and b-like v back to Latin i and v: joven → iuven-. Same root, same meaning.

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