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Where does “jupitérien” come from?

jupitérien (French) comes from French Jupiter, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

jupitérien (French): Jovian

Definitions

  1. Jovian

Ancestry of “jupitérien”, step by step

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