Where does “Iuppiter” come from?

Iuppiter (Latin) comes 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.

Iuppiter (Latin): Jupiter; father Jove; the Roman god Jove or...

Definitions

  1. Jupiter; father Jove; the Roman god Jove or...

Ancestry of “Iuppiter”, step by step

Iuppiter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic djous patēr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
2Proto-Italic*djous—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Proto-Italic djowe-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicdjowe-—

Words derived from “Iuppiter”

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