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Where does “Iovis (dies)” come from?

Iovis (dies) (Latin) comes from Latin dies Iovis, from Latin dies, from Latin diem, 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.

Ancestry of “Iovis (dies)”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindies IovisThursday
2LatindiesA day, "particularly:"
3Latindiemaccusative singular of diēs
4Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
5Proto-Italic*djous—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “Iovis (dies)”

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