Dutch word journaal comes from Proto-Indo-European *dyew-, Latin diu, Proto-Italic *djēm, and later Proto-Italic *djous (Jupiter. Day, sky.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *dyew- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | god, sky, sky, sky, heaven |
| diu | Latin (lat) | Continually, all day. Long enough. Long, long while, for a long time. |
| *djēm | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| *djous | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Jupiter. Day, sky. |
| diovos | Latin (lat) | |
| diem | Latin (lat) | |
| diurnus | Latin (lat) | Daily. Of the day Day (medieval Latin only). |
| diurnalis | Latin (lat) | Diurnal (of the day; that takes place during the day). |
| journal | Old French (fro) | Daily. |
| journal | French (fra) | That is relative to each day; journal. (computing) log. Diary, journal. Newsbreak. Newspaper. Periodical. |
| journaal | Dutch (nld) | A TV news program. A logbook of a ship. A notebook for accounting. |