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Where does “Dénia” come from?

Dénia (Catalan) comes from Arabic دَانِيَة, from Latin Dianium, from Latin Diāna, from Old Latin Divana, from Latin dīva, from Old Latin deiva, from Proto-Italic deiwā, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Ancestry of “Dénia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدَانِيَة—
2LatinDianium—
3LatinDiāna—
4Old LatinDivana—
5Latindīva—
6Old Latindeivagoddess, deity
7Proto-Italicdeiwāgoddess
8Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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