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Where does “quotidien” come from?

quotidien (French) comes from Latin quotidianus, from Latin quotidie, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

quotidien (French): daily; everyday, quotidian, commonplace, mundane;...

Definitions

  1. daily; everyday, quotidian, commonplace, mundane;...

Ancestry of “quotidien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinquotidianusAlternative form of cotīdiānus; happening every...
2LatinquotidieAlternative form of cotīdiē; every day, daily;...
3Latindiēs—
4Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
5Proto-Italic*djous—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “quotidien”

  • pluriquotidiennement
  • biquotidien
  • triquotidien
  • pluriquotidien
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