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Where does “jornal” come from?

jornal (Portuguese) comes from French journal, from Old French journal, from Latin diurnālis, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.

jornal (Portuguese): newspaper; news; A day's pay

Definitions

  1. newspaper; news; A day's pay

Ancestry of “jornal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchjournalThat is relative to each day; journal; diary,...
2Old Frenchjournaldaily
3Latindiurnālis—
4Latindiurnusof the day; daily; day
5Latindiēs—
6Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
7Proto-Italic*djous—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “jornal”

  • jornaleiro
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →