Where does “ajourner” come from?
ajourner (French) comes from Old French ajorner, from Old French jorn, from Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.
ajourner (French): postpone, adjourn, put off
Definitions
- postpone, adjourn, put off
Ancestry of “ajourner”, step by step
ajourner traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French ajorner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | ajorner | — |
| 2 | Old French | jorn | to an day |
| 3 | Latin | diurnum | masculine accusative singular of diurnus; neuter... |
| 4 | Latin | diurnus | of the day; daily; day |
| 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 |
via Old French a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 2 | Latin | A | — |
| 3 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 6 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |
via Old French jor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | jor | day |