Where does “dīēs Martis” come from?

dīēs Martis (Latin) comes from Latin diēs, 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.

dīēs Martis (Latin): Tuesday

Definitions

  1. Tuesday

Ancestry of “dīēs Martis”, step by step

dīēs Martis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin diēs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindiēsA day, particularly
2Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
3Proto-Italic*djous—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Sanskrit मङ्गलवार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमङ्गलवारof the planet Mars
2Ancient Greekἡμέρα Ἄρεως—

Words derived from “dīēs Martis”

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