Where does “dia” come from?

dia (Latin) comes from Latin dius, from Proto-Indo-European diwyós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

dia (Latin): inflection of dius: ## nominative/vocative...

Definitions

  1. inflection of dius: ## nominative/vocative...

Ancestry of “dia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindiusAlternative form of dīvus; Alternative form of...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandiwyósheavenly
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European diwyós →Every word from Latin dius →