Etymograph

English

pridian

Pridian comes from Latin pridianus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpridianus1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1840pridian1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English pridian
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1840, William Makepeace Thackeray, A Shabby Genteel Story: “sure sign of pridian intoxication”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpridianusWiktionary, English pridian
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1840pridianWiktionary, English pridian. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1840, William Makepeace Thackeray, A Shabby Genteel Story: “sure sign of pridian intoxication”

Every English word from Latin pridianus

Today it means

adj Of or relating to the day before, or yesterday.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pridian”. 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.

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