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

Definitions

  1. during; whilst; while

Ancestry of “tandis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintamdiuso long; all this time
2Latindiūlong, a long while, a while, for long, for a long time
3Proto-Italic*djous—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws →
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