Where does “dissabte” come from?

dissabte (Catalan) comes from Latin diēs Sabbatī, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

dissabte (Catalan): Saturday

Definitions

  1. Saturday

Ancestry of “dissabte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiēs SabbatīSaturday
2LatindiēsA day, particularly
3Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
4Proto-Italic*djous—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws →