Where does “diala” come from?
diala (Cornish) comes from Cornish dial, from Middle French dyal, from Latin diālis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws — to be bright; sky, heaven.
diala (Cornish): to avenge, take revenge
Definitions
- to avenge, take revenge
Ancestry of “diala”, step by step
diala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish dial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | dial | revenge, retribution |
| 2 | Middle French | dyal | — |
| 3 | Latin | diālis | Of or belonging to the god Jupiter |
| 4 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Cornish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | a | Marks the following verb to the preceding... |