Journey etymology

English

English word journey comes from Latin diem, Latin diu, and later Latin diurnus (Daily. Of the day Day (medieval Latin only).)

Etymology of journey

Detailed word origin of journey

Dictionary entry Language Definition
diem Latin (lat)
diu Latin (lat) Continually, all day. Long enough. Long, long while, for a long time.
diurnus Latin (lat) Daily. Of the day Day (medieval Latin only).
diurnāta Malayalam (mal)
diurnata Malayalam (mal)
jornee Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) Day. Journey.
iorney Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) Journey.
journey English (en) To travel, to make a trip or voyage. (obsolete) A day's travelling; the distance travelled in a day.. (obsolete) A day's work.. (obsolete) A day.. A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.

Words with the same origin as journey

Descendants of diem

journal