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Where does “giornata” come from?

giornata (Italian) comes from Old French jornee, from Latin diurnāta, 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.

giornata (Italian): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “giornata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjorneejourney; day
2Latindiurnāta—
3Latindiurnummasculine accusative singular of diurnus; neuter...
4Latindiurnusof the day; daily; day
5Latindiēs—
6Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
7Proto-Italic*djous—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “giornata”

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