| 【day】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "dæg." It carries the basic meaning of "day." from PIE *bholn- "" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "day"]
birthday ****[1467] Your birthday is the anniversary of the date on which you were born.
daily ****[1038] Daily quantities or rates relate to a period of one day.
day ****[84] A day is one of the seven twenty-four hour periods of time in a week.
everyday ***[2142] You use everyday to describe something which happens or is used every day, or forms a regular and basic part of your life, so it is not especially interesting or unusual.
Friday ***[2940] Friday is the day after Thursday and before Saturday.
holiday ****[1340] A holiday is a period of time during which you relax and enjoy yourself away from home. People sometimes refer to their holiday as their holidays. in AM, use vacation
Monday ***[3171] Monday is the day after Sunday and before Tuesday.
nowadays **[3364] Nowadays means at the present time, in contrast with the past.
Sunday ***[2909] the day of the week before Monday and following Saturday, observed by Christians as a day of rest and religious worship and (together with Saturday) forming part of the weekend
Thursday ***[3082] Thursday is the day after Wednesday and before Friday.
today ****[116] You use today to refer to the day on which you are speaking or writing.
[WORD ROOT]root day
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] dai, day
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) dæg
[MEANING]root day
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 dæg day
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birthday ★★★★[1467] noun from birth 〈 bear
【DEFINITION】 Your birthday is the anniversary of the date on which you were born.
【pl.】 birthdays
【COMPOSITION】 birth + day
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bir(bear); bear ⑵ th; noun suffix ⑶ day; day
【Etymology】 《Old English gebyrd》 [akin to Old English beran] birth, descent, race; offspring; nature; fate"), from Proto-Germanic *gaburthis ), from PIE *bhrto past participle of root *bher- 1) "to carry; to bear children
daily ★★★★[1038] adjective from day
【DEFINITION】 Daily quantities or rates relate to a period of one day.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ dai(day); day ⑵ ly; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English dæg》 day
【DERIVATIVEs】 dailiness, daily, day
day ★★★★[84] noun from day
【DEFINITION】 ① A day is one of the seven twenty-four hour periods of time in a week.
② Day is the time when it is light, or the time when you are up and doing things.
③ You can refer to a particular period in history as a particular day or as particular days.
【pl.】 day`s days
【ROOTs】 day; day
【Etymology】 《Old English dæg》 day
【DERIVATIVEs】 dailiness, daily, day
everyday ★★★[2142] adjective from everyday 〈 day
【DEFINITION】 You use everyday to describe something which happens or is used every day, or forms a regular and basic part of your life, so it is not especially interesting or unusual.
【SYNONYM】 plain
【COMPOSITION】 every + day
【ROOTs】 ⑴ every; every ⑵ day; day
【Etymology】 《English everyday》 [every+day]
【DERIVATIVEs】 everydayness, everyday
Friday ★★★[2940] noun from Friday 〈 Frigg
【DEFINITION】 Friday is the day after Thursday and before Saturday.
【pl.】 Fridays
【ROOTs】 ⑴ Fri(Frigg); Frigg, the god of love ⑵ day; day
【Etymology】 《Greek Aphrodites hemera》
【First Known Meaning】 Friday
holiday ★★★★[1340] noun from holiday 〈 day
【DEFINITION】 A holiday is a period of time during which you relax and enjoy yourself away from home. People sometimes refer to their holiday as their holidays. in AM, use vacation
【pl.】 holidays
【COMPOSITION】 holy + day
【ROOTs】 ⑴ holi(hol-); entire, whole, unhurt ⑵ day; day
【Etymology】 《Old English haligdæg》 [halig+dæg] holy day, consecrated day, religious anniversary; Sabbath
Monday ★★★[3171] noun from Monday 〈 moon
【DEFINITION】 Monday is the day after Sunday and before Tuesday.
【pl.】 Mondays
【ROOTs】 ⑴ mon(moon); moon ⑵ day;
【Etymology】 《Old English mona》 moon
【DERIVATIVEs】 Mondayish, Monday
nowadays ★★[3364] adverb from day
【DEFINITION】 Nowadays means at the present time, in contrast with the past.
【SYNONYM】 today
【ROOTs】 ⑴ now; ⑵ a; prefix ⑶ day; ⑷ s; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English dæg》 day
【First Known Meaning】 in these times, at the present,
Sunday ★★★[2909] noun from sun
【DEFINITION】 the day of the week before Monday and following Saturday, observed by Christians as a day of rest and religious worship and (together with Saturday) forming part of the weekend
【pl.】 Sundays
【ROOTs】 ⑴ sun(solar); sun ⑵ day; day
【Etymology】 《Old English Sunnandæg》 Sunday
【First Known Meaning】 day of the sun,
Thursday ★★★[3082] noun
【DEFINITION】 Thursday is the day after Wednesday and before Friday.
【pl.】 Thursdays
【ROOTs】 ⑴ thur; Thor ⑵ s; adjective suffix ⑶ day;
【Etymology】 《Old English þurresdæg》 [contraction of þunresdæg] Thor's day
today ★★★★[116] adverb from day
【DEFINITION】 You use today to refer to the day on which you are speaking or writing.
【SYNONYM】 nowadays
【ROOTs】 ⑴ to; to ⑵ day; day
【Etymology】 《Old English dæge》 [dative of dæg, from dag] ⑴this day; ⑵maker of dough; breadmaker; female servant
【First Known Meaning】 on (this) day,
Other words containing "day"; Mondayish, schoolday, yesterday
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
dat-
dance
cycl-
custom
curr
cur
col-, cult-
cruise
crit-, crisi
cresc
