Where does “meridionalismo” come from?
meridionalismo (Italian) comes from Italian meridionale, from Latin merīdiōnālis, from Latin merīdiēs, from Latin medīdiēs, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.
meridionalismo (Italian): a group of economic and social problems associated with southern Italy since Italian reunification; the study of these problems
Definitions
- a group of economic and social problems associated with southern Italy since Italian reunification; the study of these problems
Ancestry of “meridionalismo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | meridionale | south; southern, meridional, southerly |
| 2 | Latin | merīdiōnālis | southern |
| 3 | Latin | merīdiēs | midday, noon |
| 4 | Latin | medīdiēs | — |
| 5 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |