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

  1. journalism

Ancestry of “zournalism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjournalismejournalism
2Frenchjournalistea journalist; an anchorman or anchorwoman; a...
3FrenchjournalThat is relative to each day; journal; diary,...
4Old Frenchjournaldaily
5Latindiurnālisdiurnal of the day; that takes place during the day
6Latindiurnusof the day; daily; day
7LatindiēsA day, particularly
8Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
9Proto-Italic*djous
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
11Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
12Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-