Google says:
From a dissimilation of earlier *medīdiēs, derived from medius (" middle ") + diēs (“day”).
How would one get midnight from it? We know the Mediterranean Sea - medi middle and diem - seize the day - carpe diem.
Google says:
From a dissimilation of earlier *medīdiēs, derived from medius (" middle ") + diēs (“day”).
How would one get midnight from it? We know the Mediterranean Sea - medi middle and diem - seize the day - carpe diem.