adjourn defined | adjourn meaning
MiddleEnglishajournenfromOldFrenchajournera-to(fromLatinad-ad–[1])jourday(fromLateLatindiurnum)(fromLatindiurnusdaily)(fromdiēsdaydyeu-[2]inIndo-Europeanroots)FromAmericanHeritageDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage,5thEditionFromOldFrenchajorner(Frenchajourner),fromthephraseajor(nomé)("toan(appointed)day")FromWiktionaryReferencesad–(www.yourdictionary.com)dyeu-(www.yourdictionary.com)
Middle English ajournen from Old French ajourner a- to (from Latin ad- ad–[1]) jour day (from Late Latin diurnum) (from Latin diurnus daily) (from diēs day dyeu-[2] in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French ajorner (French ajourner), from the phrase a jor (nomé) ("to an (appointed) day")
From Wiktionary
References ad– (www.yourdictionary.com) dyeu- (www.yourdictionary.com)