Where does “jovian” come from?
jovian (English) comes from Latin Iovis, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
jovian (English): Alternative form of Jovian
Definitions
- Alternative form of Jovian
Ancestry of “jovian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Iovis | Jove; Jupiter; Jupiter, the Roman god |
| 2 | Latin | iuppiter | Jupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | djous patēr | Jupiter |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |