Where does “amiază” come from?

amiază (Romanian) comes from Romanian amiazăzi, from Latin diem, from Latin dies, from Proto-Italic djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

amiază (Romanian): noon, midday; south

Definitions

  1. noon, midday; south

Ancestry of “amiază”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianamiazăzi—
2Latindiemaccusative singular of diēs
3LatindiesA day, "particularly:"
4Proto-Italicdjousday, sky; Jupiter
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “amiază”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws →
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