Where does “merīdiōnālis” come from?

merīdiōnālis (Latin) 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.

merīdiōnālis (Latin): southern

Definitions

  1. southern

Ancestry of “merīdiōnālis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmerīdiēsmidday, noon
2Latinmedīdiēs—
3LatindiēsA day, particularly
4Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
5Proto-Italic*djous—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “merīdiōnālis”

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