Where does “migdia” come from?
migdia (Catalan) comes from Catalan dia, from Vulgar Latin dia, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
migdia (Catalan): midday, noon; south
Ancestry of “migdia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | dia | day |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | dia | inflection of dius:
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| 3 | Latin | diēs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
Words derived from “migdia”