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Where does “Carpații Meridionali” come from?

Carpații Meridionali (Romanian) comes from Romanian meridional, from French méridional, from Latin merīdiōnālis, from Latin merīdiēs, from Latin medīdiēs, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Ancestry of “Carpații Meridionali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmeridionalsouthern, meridional
2Frenchméridionalmeridional
3Latinmerīdiōnālis—
4Latinmerīdiēs—
5Latinmedīdiēs—
6Latindiēs—
7Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
8Proto-Italic*djous—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
11Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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