Where does “Dium” come from?

Dium (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Δῖον, from Ancient Greek Ζεύς, from Proto-Hellenic dzéus, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Dium (Latin): One of the leading towns of Macedonia

Definitions

  1. One of the leading towns of Macedonia

Ancestry of “Dium”, step by step

Dium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Δῖον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΔῖονDion; Dium the name of several ancient Greek settlements
2Ancient GreekΖεύςZeus
3Proto-Hellenicdzéussky god, Zeus
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Latin diūs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiūs—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandiwyósheavenly
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws →