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Where does “journeylike” come from?

journeylike (English) comes from English Journey, from Middle English journe, from Old French jornee, from Latin diurnāta, from Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm — to be bright; sky, heaven.

journeylike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a journey

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a journey

Ancestry of “journeylike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJourney—
2Middle EnglishjourneAn endeavour or enterprise; an attempt at...
3Old Frenchjorneejourney; day
4Latindiurnāta—
5Latindiurnummasculine accusative singular of diurnus; neuter...
6Latindiurnusof the day; daily; day
7Latindiēs—
8Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
9Proto-Italic*djous—
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
11Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
12Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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