Where does “vestigium” come from?

vestigium (English) comes from Latin vestigium, from Latin vē-, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

vestigium (English): A vestige

Definitions

  1. A vestige

Ancestry of “vestigium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvestigiumfootprint, track; trace, vestige, mark; sole of...
2Latinvē-too much, too little
3Proto-Italic*djous—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws →
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