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Where does “sesquidiurnus” come from?

sesquidiurnus (New Latin) comes from Latin sesquidies, from Latin dies, from Latin diem, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

sesquidiurnus (New Latin): occurring once every day and a half ,...

Definitions

  1. occurring once every day and a half ,...

Ancestry of “sesquidiurnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsesquidiesa day and a half, one-and-a-half days
2LatindiesA day, "particularly:"
3Latindiemaccusative singular of diēs
4Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
5Proto-Italic*djous—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “sesquidiurnus”

  • sesquidiurnal
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