Where does “Iūlius” come from?

Iūlius (Latin) comes 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.

Iūlius (Latin): Of the gens Julia, a patrician Roman family

Definitions

  1. Of the gens Julia, a patrician Roman family

Ancestry of “Iūlius”, step by step

Iūlius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin iuppiter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatiniuppiterJupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon
2Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
3Proto-Italic*djous—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Ancient Greek ἴουλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἴουλοςdown, the first growth of the whiskers and beard;...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “Iūlius”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws →