Where does “outjourney” come from?
outjourney (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.
outjourney (English): To journey beyond, or farther than
Definitions
- To journey beyond, or farther than
Ancestry of “outjourney”, step by step
outjourney 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 |