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Where does “chueves” come from?

chueves (Aragonese) comes from Latin Iovis, 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.

chueves (Aragonese): Thursday

Definitions

  1. Thursday

Ancestry of “chueves”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIovisJove; Jupiter; Jupiter, the Roman god
2Latiniuppiter—
3Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
4Proto-Italic*djous—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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