Where does “Martis” come from?

Martis (Kapampangan) comes from Spanish martes, from Latin dīēs Martis, 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.

Martis (Kapampangan): Tuesday

Definitions

  1. Tuesday

Ancestry of “Martis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishmartesTuesday
2Latindīēs MartisTuesday
3LatindiēsA day, particularly
4Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
5Proto-Italic*djous—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →