Journeying
/ˈdʒɜːr.ni.ɪŋ/noun
Traveling from one place to another.
Did you know?Journey comes through Old French from Late Latin diurnum, meaning “a day,” so the word’s deepest root is the same ancient sun-time that shaped words like diary and diurnal.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dyew-
“to shine; sky, daylight”
Latin
Latin
diurnus
“of the day; daily”
Late Latin
Latin
diurnum
“a day's work or travel; a day's allowance”
Old French
Old French
jornee
“a day's travel; a day's work”
Middle English
English
journey
“a day's travel; later, travel in general”
Modern English
English
journeying
“traveling from one place to another”