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Where does “journalize” come from?

journalize (English) comes from English journal, from Middle English journal, from Anglo-Norman jurnal, from Dutch journaal, from French journal, from Old French journal, from Latin diurnālis, from Latin diurnus — to be bright; sky, heaven.

journalize (English): To record in a journal; To keep a journal

Definitions

  1. To record in a journal; To keep a journal

Ancestry of “journalize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjournalA diary or daily record of a person,...
2Middle Englishjournal—
3Anglo-Normanjurnaldaily
4Dutchjournaala TV or radio news program; a logbook of a ship;...
5FrenchjournalThat is relative to each day; journal; diary,...
6Old Frenchjournaldaily
7Latindiurnālis—
8Latindiurnusof the day; daily; day
9Latindiēs—
10Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
11Proto-Italic*djous—
12Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
13Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
14Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “journalize”

  • journalizer
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