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Where does “diurno” come from?

diurno (Italian) comes from Latin diurnus, 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.

diurno (Italian): diurnal; public baths and conveniences

Definitions

  1. diurnal; public baths and conveniences

Ancestry of “diurno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiurnusof the day; daily; day
2Latindiēs—
3Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
4Proto-Italic*djous—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “diurno”

  • semidiurno
  • diurnamente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →