Where does “Jupiter” come from?

Jupiter (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch jupiter, 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.

Jupiter (Dutch): Jupiter (planet)

Definitions

  1. Jupiter (planet)

Ancestry of “Jupiter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchjupiter—
2LatiniuppiterJupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon
3Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
4Proto-Italic*djous—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “Jupiter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws →