Jornada
/dʒɔːrˈnɑːdə/noun
A day’s travel or work; in Spanish, a working day or day’s journey.
Did you know?Jornada comes through Spanish from Latin diurnata, a form tied to dies, meaning “day,” so its core idea is not distance alone but the passage of a single charged day.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
diurnata
“a day’s work or a day’s journey”
Old French
Old French
jornée
“a day’s travel; a day’s work”
Middle Spanish
Spanish
jornada
“a day’s journey or day’s labor”
16th Century
English
jornada
“a day’s march or journey, especially in Spanish contexts”
Modern English
English
jornada
“a day’s work or travel, especially in historical or regional use”