Where does “demârs” come from?
demârs (Franco-Provençal) comes from Latin dīēs Martis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
demârs (Franco-Provençal): Tuesday
Ancestry of “demârs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | dīēs Martis | — |
| 2 | Latin | diēs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |