Where does “journalism” come from?
Journalism comes from French journalisme, from French -isme added to French -iste, from Latin -ista, ultimately from Latin dies meaning day.
journalism (English): The activity or profession of being a journalist;...
Definitions
- The activity or profession of being a journalist;...
Ancestry of “journalism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | journalisme | journalism |
| 2 | French | journaliste | a journalist; an anchorman or anchorwoman; a... |
| 3 | French | journal | That is relative to each day; journal; diary,... |
| 4 | Old French | journal | daily |
| 5 | Latin | diurnālis | — |
| 6 | Latin | diurnus | of the day; daily; day |
| 7 | Latin | diēs | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
Words derived from “journalism”