Where does “churnalist” come from?
churnalist (English) comes from English journalist, from English journal, from Middle English journal, from Anglo-Norman jurnal, from Dutch journaal, from French journal, from Old French journal, from Latin diurnālis — to be bright; sky, heaven.
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Ancestry of “churnalist”, step by step
churnalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English journalist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | journalist | The keeper of a personal journal, who writes in... |
| 2 | English | journal | A diary or daily record of a person,... |
| 3 | Middle English | journal | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | jurnal | daily |
| 5 | Dutch | journaal | a TV or radio news program; a logbook of a ship;... |
| 6 | French | journal | That is relative to each day; journal; diary,... |
| 7 | Old French | journal | daily |
| 8 | Latin | diurnālis | diurnal of the day; that takes place during the day |
| 9 | Latin | diurnus | of the day; daily; day |
| 10 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |