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Where does “journeymanship” come from?

journeymanship (English) comes from English journeyman, from Middle English jorneman, from Middle English journe, from Old French jornee, from Latin diurnāta, from Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs — to be bright; sky, heaven.

journeymanship (English): The state of being a journeyman

Definitions

  1. The state of being a journeyman

Ancestry of “journeymanship”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishjourneymana tradesman who has served an apprenticeship and...
2Middle Englishjornemanjourneyman
3Middle EnglishjourneAn endeavour or enterprise; an attempt at...
4Old Frenchjorneejourney; day
5Latindiurnāta—
6Latindiurnummasculine accusative singular of diurnus; neuter...
7Latindiurnusof the day; daily; day
8Latindiēs—
9Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
10Proto-Italic*djous—
11Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
12Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
13Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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