Where does “jorneman” come from?
jorneman (Middle English) comes from Middle English journe, from Old French jornee, from Latin diurnāta, from Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.
jorneman (Middle English): journeyman
Definitions
- journeyman
Ancestry of “jorneman”, step by step
jorneman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English journe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | journe | An endeavour or enterprise; an attempt at... |
| 2 | Old French | jornee | journey; day |
| 3 | Latin | diurnāta | — |
| 4 | Latin | diurnum | masculine accusative singular of diurnus; neuter... |
| 5 | Latin | diurnus | of the day; daily; day |
| 6 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Middle English mon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mon | man; human, person; Alternative form of man |
| 2 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |