Where does “journeywork” come from?
journeywork (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.
journeywork (English): Work done by the day; Work done by a journeyman...
Definitions
- Work done by the day; Work done by a journeyman...
Ancestry of “journeywork”, step by step
journeywork 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 |