Where does “adiamento” come from?
adiamento (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese adiar, from Portuguese dia, from Old Portuguese dia, from Vulgar Latin dia, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.
adiamento (Portuguese): postponement, delay; deferment, stay; adjournment
Definitions
- postponement, delay; deferment, stay; adjournment
Ancestry of “adiamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | adiar | to postpone, delay, adjourn, defer |
| 2 | Portuguese | dia | day; occurring on the specified day of the month |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | dia | day |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | dia | inflection of dius:
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| 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 |