Where does “zournalism” come from?
zournalism (Mauritian Creole) comes from French journalisme, from French journaliste, from French journal, from Old French journal, from Latin diurnālis, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm — to be bright; sky, heaven.
zournalism (Mauritian Creole): journalism
Definitions
- journalism
Ancestry of “zournalism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | journalisme | journalism |
| 2 | French | journaliste | a journalist; an anchorman or anchorwoman; a... |
| 3 | French | journal | That is relative to each day; journal; diary,... |
| 4 | Old French | journal | daily |
| 5 | Latin | diurnālis | diurnal of the day; that takes place during the day |
| 6 | Latin | diurnus | of the day; daily; day |
| 7 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |