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Spanish word hoy comes from Latin hoc, Latin dies, Latin die (("day").)
hoc (Latin)
(with accusative) for this reason.. (with dative) hither, to this place.
dies (Latin)
(often in the feminine) A set day: a date, an appointment.. A day, particularly:. A solar or sidereal day of about 24 hours, especially (historical) Roman dates reckoned from one midnight to the next.. Daytime: a period of light between sunrise and sunset.
die (Latin)
("day").
hodie (Latin)
Today.
*oie (Vulgar Latin)
oy (Old Spanish)
Today.
hoy (Spanish)
Today.