Question

diurnal adjective Can you guess which of the following words have the same Latin root as our word du jour, "diurnal"?A.  journey   B. dial   C. quotidian   D. diary      E. meridian   F. journal   G. circadian   H. dailyThe answer: all of them except "daily" (it's from Old English, not Latin). "Diurnal" and all of the other terms in our little quiz (and "du jour," too) come ultimately from "dies," the Latin word for "day." 1 : recurring every day2 : of, relating to, or occurring in the daytime

Accepted Answer

July 5, 2009 dye-ER-nul "I like walking early mornings when the nocturnal wildlife quietly withdraws as the diurnal wildlife noisily rouses for another day." (Kevin J. Cook, Fort Collins Coloradoan, June 29, 2008)

Word	diurnal
Date	July 5, 2009
Type	adjective
Syllables	dye-ER-nul
Etymology	Can you guess which of the following words have the same Latin root as our word du jour, "diurnal"? A. journey B. dial C. quotidian D. diary E. meridian F. journal G. circadian H. daily The answer: all of them except "daily" (it's from Old English, not Latin). "Diurnal" and all of the other terms in our little quiz (and "du jour," too) come ultimately from "dies," the Latin word for "day."
Examples	"I like walking early mornings when the nocturnal wildlife quietly withdraws as the diurnal wildlife noisily rouses for another day." (Kevin J. Cook, Fort Collins Coloradoan, June 29, 2008)
Definition	1 : recurring every day 2 : of, relating to, or occurring in the daytime

Diurnal Latin Word Wildlife July Adjective Dye Er Nul Guess