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
- the time around noon; nap after lunch, siesta
Ancestry of “migdiada”, step by step
migdiada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan migdia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | migdia | midday, noon; south |
| 2 | Catalan | dia | day |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | dia | inflection of dius: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 4 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Catalan Ada
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | Ada | — |