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Where does “meridionality” come from?

meridionality (English) comes from English meridional, from Middle French meridional, from Latin merīdiōnālis, from Latin merīdiēs, from Latin medīdiēs, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.

meridionality (English): The state of being in the meridian; Position in...

Definitions

  1. The state of being in the meridian; Position in...

Ancestry of “meridionality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmeridionallocated in the south, southern; later especially,...
2Middle Frenchmeridional—
3Latinmerīdiōnālis—
4Latinmerīdiēs—
5Latinmedīdiēs—
6Latindiēs—
7Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
8Proto-Italic*djous—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
11Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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