Where does “dia” come from?
dia (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese dia, from Old Portuguese dia, from Vulgar Latin dia, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws — to be bright; sky, heaven.
dia (Kabuverdianu): day
Ancestry of “dia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | dia | day; occurring on the specified day of the month |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | dia | day |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | dia | inflection of dius:
## nominative/vocative... |
| 4 | Latin | diēs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |