Where does “Διοκλῆς” come from?

Διοκλῆς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ζεύς, from Proto-Hellenic dzéus, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Ancestry of “Διοκλῆς”, step by step

Διοκλῆς traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ζεύς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΖεύςZeus
2Proto-Hellenicdzéussky god, Zeus
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Ancient Greek δῖος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδῖοςheavenly, divine, noble
2Proto-Hellenicdiyyosdivine, noble
3Proto-Indo-Europeandiwyósheavenly
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Διοκλῆς”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws →
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