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French word aujourd'hui comes from Latin hoc, Latin dies, Latin die (("day").), Middle French auiourd'huy (Today.)
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").
auiourd'huy (Middle French)
Today.
hodie (Latin)
Today.
*oie (Vulgar Latin)
hui (Old French)
Today.
aujourd'hui (French)