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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

  1. July

Ancestry of “júlímánuður”, step by step

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