Where does “midi-” come from?
midi- (Finnish) comes from English midi, from French Midi, from Old French midi, from Old French di, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Ancestry of “midi-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | midi | Having a hemline at mid-calf length; A coat or... |
| 2 | French | Midi | Synonym of midi |
| 3 | Old French | midi | — |
| 4 | Old French | di | day |
| 5 | Latin | diēs | — |
| 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 | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |