Where does “Juliet” come from?
Juliet comes from Italian Giulietta, a diminutive of Italian Giulia, derived from Latin Iulia, the feminine form of Latin Iulius, which derives from Ancient Greek ἴουλος, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European welH-.
Juliet (English): One of the title characters of Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet
Definitions
- One of the title characters of Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet
Ancestry of “Juliet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Giulietta | Juliet |
| 2 | Italian | Giulia | Julia |
| 3 | Latin | Iūlia | Julia, the feminine form of Iūlius, the family name (nomen gentilicium) of an ancient Roman patrician family (gens), perhaps best known for being the gens of Julius Caesar. Famous female members of the gens Julia include |
| 4 | Latin | Iūlius | Of the gens Julia, a patrician Roman family |
| 5 | Latin | iuppiter | Jupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | djous patēr | Jupiter |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |