Where does “journalistik” come from?
journalistik (Swedish) comes from Swedish journalist, from Swedish journal, 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.
journalistik (Swedish): journalism
Definitions
- journalism
Ancestry of “journalistik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | journalist | a journalist |
| 2 | Swedish | journal | a journal, a magazine, a periodical |
| 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 |