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Where does “meriggio” come from?

meriggio (Italian) comes from Latin merīdiēs, from Latin medīdiēs, 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.

meriggio (Italian): midday; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. midday; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “meriggio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmerīdiēs—
2Latinmedīdiēs—
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
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