Where does “bon ghiornu” come from?
bon ghiornu (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian ghiornu, from Sicilian jornu, from Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Ancestry of “bon ghiornu”, step by step
bon ghiornu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sicilian ghiornu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | ghiornu | Alternative form of jornu, especially when... |
| 2 | Sicilian | jornu | day |
| 3 | Latin | diurnum | masculine accusative singular of diurnus; neuter... |
| 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 |
via Sicilian bon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | bon | good |