Where does “oddio” come from?

oddio (Italian) comes from Italian Dio, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

oddio (Italian): oh God; oh my God; God!

Definitions

  1. oh God; oh my God; God!

Ancestry of “oddio”, step by step

oddio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Dio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianDioGod
2LatinDeusGod
3Latindẹ̄vos—
4Old Latindeivosgod, deity
5Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Italian O

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianOwest
2Latinautor
3Proto-Italic*autieither, or
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewtion the other hand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →