Where does “журналистка” come from?
журналистка (Russian) comes from Russian журнали́ст, from French journaliste, from French journal, from Old French journal, from Latin diurnālis, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm — to be bright; sky, heaven.
журналистка (Russian): female journalist
Definitions
- female journalist
Ancestry of “журналистка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | журнали́ст | journalist |
| 2 | French | journaliste | a journalist; an anchorman or anchorwoman; a... |
| 3 | French | journal | That is relative to each day; journal; diary,... |
| 4 | Old French | journal | daily |
| 5 | Latin | diurnālis | diurnal of the day; that takes place during the day |
| 6 | Latin | diurnus | of the day; daily; day |
| 7 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |