Where does “après-miègjorn” come from?
après-miègjorn (Occitan) comes from Occitan miègjorn, from Occitan jorn, from Old Occitan jorn, from Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.
après-miègjorn (Occitan): afternoon
Definitions
- afternoon
Ancestry of “après-miègjorn”, step by step
après-miègjorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Occitan miègjorn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occitan | miègjorn | midday |
| 2 | Occitan | jorn | day |
| 3 | Old Occitan | jorn | day |
| 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 |