Where does “ziar” come from?
ziar (Romanian) comes from Romanian zi, from Latin dic, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
ziar (Romanian): newspaper, gazette; journal
Definitions
- newspaper, gazette; journal
Ancestry of “ziar”, step by step
ziar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian zi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | zi | day; second-person singular imperative of zice |
| 2 | Latin | dic | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 3 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via French journal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | journal | That is relative to each day; journal; diary,... |
| 2 | Old French | journal | daily |
| 3 | Latin | diurnālis | diurnal of the day; that takes place during the day |
| 4 | Latin | diurnus | of the day; daily; day |
| 5 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |