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

Definitions

  1. Jupiter

Ancestry of “Jove”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishJovesThe Roman god governing the sky; Jove, Jupiter
2LatinIovisJove; Jupiter; Jupiter, the Roman god
3LatiniuppiterJupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon
4Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
5Proto-Italic*djous—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “Jove”

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