Where does “medīdiēs” come from?

medīdiēs (Latin) comes 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.

Ancestry of “medīdiēs”, step by step

medīdiēs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin diēs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindiēsA day, particularly
2Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
3Proto-Italic*djous—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Latin medius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
2Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
3Old Latinstlocus—
4Proto-Italicstlokos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “medīdiēs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws →
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