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Where does “migdiada” come from?

migdiada (Catalan) comes from Catalan migdia, 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 — to be bright; sky, heaven.

migdiada (Catalan): the time around noon; nap after lunch, siesta

Definitions

  1. the time around noon; nap after lunch, siesta

Ancestry of “migdiada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmigdiamidday, noon; south
2Catalandiaday
3Vulgar Latindiainflection of dius: ## nominative/vocative...
4Latindiēs—
5Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
6Proto-Italic*djous—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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