Where does “Iob” come from?

Iob (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.

Iob (Latin): Job

Definitions

  1. Job

Ancestry of “Iob”, step by step

Iob 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 Ἰώβ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἸώβJob
2HebrewאיובAyoub, a major nabi of Islam

Words derived from “Iob”

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