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Where does “Juliet” come from?

Juliet (Cebuano) comes from English Juliet, from Italian Giulietta, from Italian Giulia, from Latin Iūlia, from Latin Iūlius, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Ancestry of “Juliet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJuliet—
2ItalianGiulietta—
3ItalianGiuliaJulia
4LatinIūlia—
5LatinIūlius—
6Latiniuppiter—
7Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
8Proto-Italic*djous—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
11Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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