Where does “journalistisch” come from?
journalistisch (Dutch) comes from Dutch journalist, from Dutch journaal, from French journal, from Old French journal, from Latin diurnālis, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm — to be bright; sky, heaven.
journalistisch (Dutch): journalistic
Ancestry of “journalistisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | journalist | press journalist |
| 2 | Dutch | journaal | a TV or radio news program; a logbook of a ship;... |
| 3 | French | journal | That is relative to each day; journal; diary,... |
| 4 | Old French | journal | daily |
| 5 | Latin | diurnālis | — |
| 6 | Latin | diurnus | of the day; daily; day |
| 7 | Latin | diēs | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |