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
Ancestry of “vestigium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | vestigium | footprint, track; trace, vestige, mark; sole of... |
| 2 | Latin | vē- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |