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Where does “juillet” come from?

juillet (French) comes from Old French juignet, from Old French juil, from Latin Iūlius, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws — to be bright; sky, heaven.

juillet (French): July

Definitions

  1. July

Ancestry of “juillet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchjuignetJuly
2Old Frenchjuil—
3LatinIūlius—
4Latiniuppiter—
5Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
6Proto-Italic*djous—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “juillet”

  • juillettiste
  • jiyè
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →