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ENGLISH ROOT WORD: journ- "day." from Latin diurnalis, dies

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【journ-】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "diurnalis," and "dies."
It carries the basic meaning of "day."



[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "journ-"]

journal ***[2213] A journal is a magazine, especially one that deals with a specialized subject.
journalism **[3638] Journalism is the job of collecting news and writing about it for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio.
journalist ****[1651] A journalist is a person whose job is to collect news and write about it for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio.
journey ****[1748] When you make a journey, you travel from one place to another.



[WORD ROOT]root journ
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] journ
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) diurnalis, dies
[MEANING]root day

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

  • 【French】 journal [=jurnal] a day; time; a day's travel or work; that which takes place daily
  • 【French】 jornal [=jurnal] a day; time; a day's travel or work
  • 【French】 jurnal [from Old French jornel] a day; time; a day's travel or work
  • 【French】 jornel [from Late Latin diurnalis] a day; time; a day's travel or work
  • 【Latin】 diurnalis [from Latin dies] daily
  • 【Latin】 dies day



Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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journal ★★★[2213] noun from journal 〈 journ
【DEFINITION】 A journal is a magazine, especially one that deals with a specialized subject.
【pl.】 journals
【ROOTs】 journ; day al; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《French jornel[from Late Latin diurnalis] a day; time; a day's travel or work
【First Known Meaning】 book of church services
【DERIVATIVEs】 journal, journalist, journalistic

journalism ★★[3638] noun from journal 〈 journ
【DEFINITION】 Journalism is the job of collecting news and writing about it for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【COMPOSITION】 journal + ism
【ROOTs】 journ; day al; noun suffix ism; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《French jornel[from Late Latin diurnalis] a day; time; a day's travel or work



journalist ★★★★[1651] noun from journal 〈 journ
【DEFINITION】 A journalist is a person whose job is to collect news and write about it for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio.
【pl.】 journalists
【COMPOSITION】 journal + ist
【ROOTs】 journ; day al; noun suffix ist; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《French jornel[from Late Latin diurnalis] a day; time; a day's travel or work
【DERIVATIVEs】 journal, journalist, journalistically, journalistic

journey ★★★★[1748] noun from journey 〈 journ
【DEFINITION】 When you make a journey, you travel from one place to another.
【pl.】 journeys
【ROOTs】 journ; day ey(y); suffix
【Etymology】 《French jornel[from Late Latin diurnalis] a day; time; a day's travel or work
【First Known Meaning】 a defined course of traveling; one's path in life
【DERIVATIVEs】 journeyer, journey


Other words containing "journ-"; adjourn, journ, sojourn, sojourner

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

ject
it-, ire-
integr
insul, isle
init
image, imit
idem, identi
I, me
hypo
hus, house

 

 

 

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