Where does “journee” come from?
journee (Middle English) comes from Old French jornee, from Latin diurnāta, from Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.
journee (Middle English): Alternative form of journe
Definitions
- Alternative form of journe
Ancestry of “journee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | jornee | journey; day |
| 2 | Latin | diurnāta | — |
| 3 | Latin | diurnum | masculine accusative singular of diurnus; neuter... |
| 4 | Latin | diurnus | of the day; daily; day |
| 5 | Latin | diēs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
Words derived from “journee”