Where does “die” come from?

die (Latin) comes from Latin dies, from Latin diem, 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.

die (Latin): ablative singular of diēs; day; before the day

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of diēs; day; before the day

Ancestry of “die”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindiesA day, "particularly:"
2Latindiemaccusative singular of diēs
3Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
4Proto-Italic*djous—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “die”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →