Where does “Delos” come from?

Delos is the English name for the Aegean island known in Ancient Greek as Δῆλος, of uncertain origin.

Ancestry of “Delos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδῆλοςvisible; conspicuous; manifest
2Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Ancient Greek δῆλος