Where does “Midi” come from?
Midi comes from French midi, meaning "midday" or "noon," originally referring to the south of France as the region of the midday sun.
Ancestry of “Midi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Midi | Synonym of midi |
| 2 | Old French | midi | midday, noon |
| 3 | Old French | di | day |
| 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 |