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Main Entry: 1jourˇney Inflected Form(s): plural journeys
Etymology: Middle English journey "a trip, travel," from early
French journee "day's work, day's journey," from jour "day,"
derived from Latin diurnus "of a day, daily," from dies "day"
--related to DIARY travel from one place to anotherWord History
The Latin word dies means "day," and diurnus means "of a day."
From these two Latin words came the early French jour, meaning
"day," and journee, meaning "a day's work, a day's travel."
Journee was borrowed into Middle English with both of its
meanings, but only the second one, "a day's travel," came into
widespread use. The modern form journey now refers to travel
without regard to the amount of time taken. The English word
journal can also be traced back to the Latin dies. From the
adjective diurnus, the word diurnalis, meaning "daily," was
formed. This was taken into French as journal. In this form it
was borrowed into Middle English. It was at