Where does “meridional” come from?
Meridional comes from Middle French meridional, from Latin meridionalis, formed from Latin medidies meaning "midday" and the suffix -alis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos meaning "middle."
meridional (English): located in the south, southern; later especially,...
Definitions
- located in the south, southern; later especially,...
Ancestry of “meridional”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | meridional | — |
| 2 | Latin | merīdiōnālis | southern |
| 3 | Latin | merīdiēs | midday, noon |
| 4 | Latin | medīdiēs | — |
| 5 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |