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meridianus.

meridian (geography);

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[mɛ.riː.diˈaː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[me.ri.diˈaː.nus]

  1. midday, noon

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2 · relational

  2. southern

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Italic *meðios Latin medius Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws Proto-Italic *djous Latin diēs Latin medīdiēs Latin merīdiēs Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin merīdiānus From merīdiēs (“midday”) + -ānus.

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