Where does “sejur” come from?
sejur (Romanian) comes from French séjour, from French séjourner, from Old French sojorner, from Vulgar Latin subdiurnare, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.
sejur (Romanian): sojourn
Definitions
- sojourn
Ancestry of “sejur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | séjour | stay, visit, sojourn; living room |
| 2 | French | séjourner | to stay, to sojourn |
| 3 | Old French | sojorner | to spend time in a given place; to rest; to... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | subdiurnare | — |
| 5 | Latin | diurnus | of the day; daily; day |
| 6 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |