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Where does “journalistique” come from?

journalistique (French) comes from French journaliste, from French journal, from Old French journal, from Latin diurnālis, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.

journalistique (French): journalistic

Definitions

  1. journalistic

Ancestry of “journalistique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjournalistea journalist; an anchorman or anchorwoman; a...
2FrenchjournalThat is relative to each day; journal; diary,...
3Old Frenchjournaldaily
4Latindiurnālis—
5Latindiurnusof the day; daily; day
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

Words derived from “journalistique”

  • journalistiquement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →