Where does “adjourner” come from?
adjourner (English) comes from English adjourn, from Old French ajorner, from Old French jorn, from Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.
adjourner (English): Agent noun of adjourn; one who adjourns
Definitions
- Agent noun of adjourn; one who adjourns
Ancestry of “adjourner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | adjourn | To postpone; To defer; to put off temporarily or... |
| 2 | Old French | ajorner | — |
| 3 | Old French | jorn | to an day |
| 4 | Latin | diurnum | masculine accusative singular of diurnus; neuter... |
| 5 | Latin | diurnus | of the day; daily; day |
| 6 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |