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Where does “giorno” come from?

giorno (Italian) comes from Latin diurnum, 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.

giorno (Italian): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “giorno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiurnummasculine accusative singular of diurnus; neuter...
2Latindiurnusof the day; daily; day
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 “giorno”

  • aggiornamento
  • aggiornar
  • mezzogiorno
  • aggiornabilità
  • aggiornabile
  • riaggiornare
  • giornaliero
  • aggiornamento
  • giornataccia
  • aggiornare
  • oggigiorno
  • autoaggiornamento
  • giornata
  • jornar
  • jorno
  • jornomezo
  • jorneskar
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