Where does “Journee” come from?
Journee (English) comes from English Journey, from Middle English journe, from Old French jornee, from Latin diurnāta, from Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Ancestry of “Journee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Journey | — |
| 2 | Middle English | journe | An endeavour or enterprise; an attempt at... |
| 3 | Old French | jornee | journey; day |
| 4 | Latin | diurnāta | — |
| 5 | Latin | diurnum | masculine accusative singular of diurnus; neuter... |
| 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 |