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Where does “meridiandus” come from?

meridiandus (Latin) comes from Latin meridio, 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 — to be bright; sky, heaven.

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Ancestry of “meridiandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmeridioI take a siesta
2Latinmerīdiēs—
3Latinmedīdiēs—
4Latindiēs—
5Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
6Proto-Italic*djous—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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