- sojourn (v.)
- late 13c., "stay temporarily, reside for a time; visit;" also "reside permanently, dwell;" from Old French sojorner "stay or dwell for a time," from Vulgar Latin *subdiurnare "to spend the day," from Latin sub- "under, until" + diurnus "of a day," from diurnum "day" (see diurnal). French séjourner formed via vowel dissimilation. Related: Sojourned; sojourning.
- sojourn (n.)
- mid-13c., "temporary stay, visit," from Anglo-French sojorn, variant of Old French sejor (see sojourn (v.)).