Where does “Jupiter” come from?

Jupiter (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Jupiter, from Middle Dutch jupiter, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Jupiter (Afrikaans): Jupiter

Definitions

  1. Jupiter

Ancestry of “Jupiter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchJupiterJupiter (planet)
2Middle Dutchjupiter
3LatiniuppiterJupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon
4Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
5Proto-Italic*djous
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws