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

  1. for some time; for some distance; for a while

Ancestry of “aliquamdiu”, step by step

aliquamdiu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin diū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiūlong, a long while, a while, for long, for a long time
2Proto-Italic*djous—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Latin aliquam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaliquamlargely; feminine accusative singular of aliquī
2Latinquamin what way, to what degree; how, how much, as...
3Proto-Italickʷoiwho, what
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws →