English
méridienne
Méridienne comes from French méridien ‘meridian’, from Latin meridianus ‘midday, noon’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- ‘sky, heaven’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dyew-‘sky, heaven’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dyḗws‘sky, heaven’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*djous‘sky’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdiēs‘a solar or sidereal day of about 24 hours’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmedīdiēs
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmerīdiēs‘midday’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmeridianus‘midday, noon’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentméridien‘meridian’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentméridiennefeminine of méridien
- Englishearliest quotation 1981same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dyew-‘sky, heaven’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dyḗws‘sky, heaven’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*djous‘sky’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdiēs‘a solar or sidereal day of about 24 hours’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmedīdiēs
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmerīdiēs‘midday’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmeridianus‘midday, noon’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentméridien‘meridian’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentméridiennefeminine of méridien
- Englishearliest quotation 1981same form
Earliest quotation: 1981, Americana: “Méridiennes have sold for up to $19,000 a pair,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dyew- ‘sky, heaven’
divine, dev, deity, divinity, diva, div, joss, deuce, divination, jovial, deva, deism, deist, deification, 28 more
through Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws ‘sky, heaven’
through Latin diēs ‘a solar or sidereal day of about 24 hours’
journal, die, journey, diary, dial, sojourn, diurnal, 11 more
through French méridien ‘meridian’
Today it means
noun An asymmetrical daybed with a high head-rest, and a lower foot-rest, joined by a sloping piece.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dyew- / méridienne