The di used in all weekdays come from dies (e.g. dies dominicus → dimanche, lunae dies → lundi…).
Jour and diurne come indirectly from dies too. (dies → diurnus → jorn → jour)
Aujourd’hui is coming twice from dies: jour as already written, and hui from hodie / hoc die (in this day).
Midi (noon) and méridien from meridies (medius dies)
Circadien from circa diem (about one day).
diète from dieta , dies
jadis from old French ja a dis
tandis from Latin tamdiu (tam diu)
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