Where does “hesternal” come from?
hesternal (English) comes from Latin hesternus, from Latin heri, from Latin here, from Proto-Italic hezī, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyési, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyes-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeǵʰ- — day.
hesternal (English): Of or pertaining to yesterday
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to yesterday
Ancestry of “hesternal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | hesternus | yesterday's |
| 2 | Latin | heri | yesterday |
| 3 | Latin | here | yesterday; second-person singular present active... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | hezī | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰyési | yesterday |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰyes- | yesterday, the day before |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeǵʰ- | day |