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Where does “adjourneth” come from?

adjourneth (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.

adjourneth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “adjourneth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadjournTo postpone; To defer; to put off temporarily or...
2Old Frenchajorner—
3Old Frenchjornto an day
4Latindiurnummasculine accusative singular of diurnus; neuter...
5Latindiurnusof the day; daily; day
6Latindiēs—
7Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
8Proto-Italic*djous—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
11Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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