Where does “după-amiază” come from?
după-amiază (Romanian) comes from Romanian amiază, 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.
după-amiază (Romanian): afternoon
Definitions
- afternoon
Ancestry of “după-amiază”, step by step
după-amiază traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian amiază
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | amiază | noon, midday; south |
| 2 | Romanian | amiazăzi | — |
| 3 | Latin | diem | accusative singular of diēs |
| 4 | Latin | dies | A day, "particularly:" |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | djous | day, sky; Jupiter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Romanian după
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | după | behind; after; by |
| 2 | Latin | de post | after, behind |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |