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Where does “giovialmente” come from?

giovialmente (Italian) comes from Italian gioviale, from Latin ioviālis, 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.

giovialmente (Italian): jovially, genially, heartily

Definitions

  1. jovially, genially, heartily

Ancestry of “giovialmente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangiovialejolly, jovial
2Latinioviālis—
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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