journal
UK[ˈdʒɜːnəl]US[ˈdʒɜːrnəl]
n
a newspaper or magazine that deals with a particular subject or professional activity
n
a written record of the events or experiences you have each day
Morpheme Breakdown
journ
al
journ
day
al
pertaining to
Etymology
The word 'journal' originates from the Latin adjective 'diurnalis', meaning "daily," which itself derives from 'dies', the Latin word for "day." It entered English via Anglo-French, where 'jurnal' referred to a daily record or a book used for daily accounts. The core semantic link is the concept of dailiness; a journal was originally a record kept daily. Over time, this meaning expanded from a daily log of events to encompass any periodical publication issued at regular intervals (daily, weekly, monthly), and further to any personal record or scholarly publication, while still retaining the fundamental sense of a recorded account over a period of time.
Analysis
Structure: journ (day) + al (pertaining to)
journ (from Old French 'jorn', 'jour', meaning "day", ultimately from Latin 'diurnum', "daily portion/record") + al (a suffix forming adjectives meaning "of, relating to", from Latin '-alis')
Examples
She published her research in a prestigious scientific journal.
He kept a detailed journal of his travels across the continent.
The financial transactions are recorded in the company's general journal.