Where does “die” come from?

die (Italian) comes from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

die (Italian): Obsolete form of dì

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of dì

Ancestry of “die”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindiēsA day, particularly
2Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
3Proto-Italic*djous—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “die”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →