Where does “júlímánuður” come from?
júlímánuður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic júlí, 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, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
júlímánuður (Icelandic): July
Definitions
- July
Ancestry of “júlímánuður”, step by step
júlímánuður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic júlí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | júlí | July |
| 2 | Latin | Iūlius | Of the gens Julia, a patrician Roman family |
| 3 | Latin | iuppiter | Jupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | djous patēr | Jupiter |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |