Where does “Jove” come from?
Jove comes from Middle English Joves, from Latin Iuppiter, from Latin Iovis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr meaning father, derived from the root peh₂-.
Jove (English): Jupiter
Ancestry of “Jove”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | Joves | — |
| 2 | Latin | Iovis | Jove; Jupiter; Jupiter, the Roman god |
| 3 | Latin | iuppiter | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | djous patēr | Jupiter |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
Words derived from “Jove”