English
nudiustertian
Nudiustertian comes from Latin nū̆diū̆stertiānus ‘taking place the day before yesterday’, from nudius ‘(...−1) days ago’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nu ‘now’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nu1‘now’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnudius2‘(...−1) days ago’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnū̆diū̆stertiānus2‘taking place the day before yesterday’
- Englishearliest quotation 1647nudiustertian2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin nudius
- 2 Wiktionary, English nudiustertian
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1647, Theodore de la Guard pseudonym; Nathanie, The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America. […]: “[W]hen I heare a nugiperous Gentledame inquire vvhat dreſſe…”.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nuWiktionary, Latin nudius‘now’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnudiusWiktionary, English nudiustertian‘(...−1) days ago’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnū̆diū̆stertiānusWiktionary, English nudiustertian‘taking place the day before yesterday’
- Englishearliest quotation 1647nudiustertianWiktionary, English nudiustertian. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1647, Theodore de la Guard pseudonym; Nathanie, The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America. […]: “[W]hen I heare a nugiperous Gentledame inquire vvhat dreſſe…”
The story
Coined by Nathaniel Ward (1578–1652) in The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America (1647).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *nu ‘now’
new, novel, newly, innovation, nova, newer, neon, novice, noo, nuevo, newness, novitiate, 16 more
Today it means
adj Of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “nudiustertian”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin nudius. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *nu / nudiustertian