Where does “meridional” come from?
meridional (Romanian) comes from French méridional, from Latin merīdiōnālis, from Latin merīdiēs, from Latin medīdiēs, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.
meridional (Romanian): southern, meridional
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Words derived from “meridional”