Etymology

subdial

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Latin subdiālis ← Proto-Italic *djous
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subdial · noun1

From sub- + dial.

subdial · adjective2

  1. Proto-Italic · derived from*djous“day, sky”
  2. Latin · derived fromsubdiālis
  3. English todaysubdial

Latin subdiālis, from sub diō (“under the sky, in the open air”), from Proto-Italic *djous (“day, sky”).

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