{"id":3435,"date":"2024-06-29T10:29:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-29T10:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3435"},"modified":"2024-06-29T13:54:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T13:54:17","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3435","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Journey\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-06-29T10:29:09+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M38S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this Adventure in Etymology we're going on a journey to find out what links the word journey with words for day, heaven and god.\n\n\n\nMeanings of journey [\u02c8d\u0292\u025c\u02d0ni \/ \u02c8d\u0292\u025dni] include:\n\n\nA set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete tri...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/journey.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"1.4\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7054\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3435-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/journey.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/journey.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/journey.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/journey.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3435-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/journey.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"journey.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure in Etymology we&#8217;re going on a <strong>journey<\/strong> to find out what links the word <strong>journey<\/strong> with words for <strong>day<\/strong>, <strong>heaven<\/strong> and <strong>god<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/omniglot\/53802802223\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"Teelin \/ Teileann\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53802802223_ea3b4c28f8_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Teelin \/ Teileann\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanings of <strong>journey<\/strong> [\u02c8d\u0292\u025c\u02d0ni \/ \u02c8d\u0292\u025dni] include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.<\/li>\n<li>Any process or progression likened to a journey, especially one that involves difficulties or personal development.<\/li>\n<li>To travel, to make a trip or voyage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It used to mean a day, a day&#8217;s travelling or work, and an also refer to a group of giraffes.<\/p>\n<p>It comes from Middle English <strong>journe<\/strong> [d\u0292ur\u02c8ne\u02d0] (an endeavour, enterprise, attempt, journey, battle), from Old French <em>journee<\/em> [d\u0292u\u027e\u02c8ne\u02d0\u0259] (day, daytime, a day&#8217;s journey or work, day of battle) from Vulgar Latin <em>*diurn\u0101ta<\/em> [jor\u02c8nada] (the span of a day) from Latin <em>diurnum<\/em> (of the day, daily) from <em>di\u0113s<\/em> (day), ultimately from PIE <em>*dy\u1e17ws<\/em> (heaven, sky) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/journey#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same roots include and <strong>deity<\/strong>, <strong>diary<\/strong>, <strong>diva<\/strong>, <strong>divine<\/strong>, <strong>journal<\/strong>, <strong>Tuesday<\/strong>, <strong>Jupiter<\/strong> and <strong>Zeus<\/strong> in English, <strong>journ\u00e9e<\/strong> (day, daytime) in French, <strong>giornata<\/strong> (day) in Italian, <strong>dia<\/strong> (day) in Portuguese, and <strong>dia \/ Dia<\/strong> (a god, God) in Irish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/dyew-\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>In Old English, a word for journey was <em>faru<\/em> [\u02c8f\u0251.ru]. It&#8217;s related to the modern English <strong>fare<\/strong> (money paid for transport, a paying passenger, food and drink), which used to mean a journey, voyage, course or passage. <strong>Farewell<\/strong> also comes from the same roots [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/dyew-\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>I had a bit of a cold when I recorded this, so if my voice sounds a bit croaky, you know why.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"<a href=\"https:\/\/podbay.fm\/p\/radio-omniglot\">Podbay<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">Podtail<\/a> and other pod places.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Radio Omniglot podcasts are brought to you in association with <a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/services\/podcast-hosting\/?code=omniglot\">Blubrry Podcast Hosting<\/a>, a great place to host your podcasts. 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Meanings of journey [\u02c8d\u0292\u025c\u02d0ni \/ \u02c8d\u0292\u025dni] include: A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage. 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