Where does “journeywoman” come from?
journeywoman (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.
journeywoman (English): The female equivalent of a journeyman
Definitions
- The female equivalent of a journeyman
Ancestry of “journeywoman”, step by step
journeywoman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Journey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Journey | A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage |
| 2 | Middle English | journe | An endeavour or enterprise; an attempt at... |
| 3 | Old French | jornee | journey; day |
| 4 | Latin | diurnāta | — |
| 5 | Latin | diurnum | masculine accusative singular of diurnus; neuter... |
| 6 | Latin | diurnus | of the day; daily; day |
| 7 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 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 | sky, heaven |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via English woman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | woman | An adult female human; All female humans... |
| 2 | Middle English | womman | An female adult person; a woman; The female sex... |
| 3 | Old English | wīfmann | woman; female servant; woman |
| 4 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |