Where does “tandis” come from?
tandis (French) comes from Latin tamdiu, from Latin diū, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
tandis (French): during; whilst; while
Ancestry of “tandis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | tamdiu | so long; all this time |
| 2 | Latin | diū | — |
| 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 |