Where does “ĵaŭde” come from?
ĵaŭde (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĵaŭdo, from French jeudi, from Old French jeudi, from Latin dies iovis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.
ĵaŭde (Esperanto): on Thursday
Definitions
- on Thursday
Ancestry of “ĵaŭde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ĵaŭdo | Thursday |
| 2 | French | jeudi | Thursday |
| 3 | Old French | jeudi | Thursday |
| 4 | Latin | dies iovis | Thursday |
| 5 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 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 |