Where does “Diane” come from?
Diane (English) comes from French diane, from Italian diana, from Latin Diāna, from Old Latin Divana, from Latin dīva, from Old Latin deiva, from Proto-Italic deiwā, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Ancestry of “Diane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | diane | reveille |
| 2 | Italian | diana | Diana |
| 3 | Latin | Diāna | Diana, the daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; the goddess of the hunt, associated with wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of Greek goddess Artemis |
| 4 | Old Latin | Divana | — |
| 5 | Latin | dīva | goddess, deity |
| 6 | Old Latin | deiva | goddess, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | deiwā | goddess |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |