Where does “aliquamdiu” come from?
aliquamdiu (Latin) comes from Latin diū, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
aliquamdiu (Latin): for some time; for some distance; for a while
Definitions
- for some time; for some distance; for a while
Ancestry of “aliquamdiu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | diū | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |