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Where does “seiourner” come from?

seiourner (Middle French) comes from Old French sojorner, from Vulgar Latin subdiurnare, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws — to be bright; sky, heaven.

seiourner (Middle French): to stay ; to sojourn

Definitions

  1. to stay ; to sojourn

Ancestry of “seiourner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsojornerto spend time in a given place; to rest; to...
2Vulgar Latinsubdiurnare—
3Latindiurnusof the day; daily; day
4Latindiēs—
5Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
6Proto-Italic*djous—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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