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Where does “per diem” come from?

per diem (English) comes from Latin [[per]] [[diem]].

per diem (English): per day; daily; A daily stipend; A daily...

Definitions

  1. per day; daily; A daily stipend; A daily...

Ancestry of “per diem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin[[per]] [[diem]]—
Every word from Latin [[per]] [[diem]] →