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Where does “hodiern” come from?

hodiern (English) comes from Latin hodiernus, from Latin hodiē, from Latin hōc, from Proto-Indo-European gʰi-ḱe, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

hodiern (English): Of this day; present-day

Definitions

  1. Of this day; present-day

Ancestry of “hodiern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhodiernustoday's; present, present-day; actual
2Latinhodiē—
3Latinhōc—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰi-ḱethis, here
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
6Middle Englishkyt—
7Germankitt—
8Old High Germankuti—
9Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
10Proto-Germanickweduzresin
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
12Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “hodiern”

  • hodiernal
  • prehodiernal
  • hodiernally
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