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Juno

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒunoʊ/

The English word “Juno” has 2 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. The queen of the gods, the equivalent of the Greek goddess Hera.
  2. 3 Juno, the third asteroid discovered.

Etymology

From Middle English Juno, from Latin Iūnō of uncertain origin. One hypothesis is derivation from Proto-Indo-European *dyúh₃onh₂- (“she of heavenly authority”), from *dyew- (“sky, heaven”) + *-Hō (“burden, authority”), reflecting her role as goddess of rulers. Another is derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yúh₃onh₂- (“the young goddess”), from *h₂eyu- (“long time, lifetime”) + *-Hō (“burden,…

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