Where does “diem” come from?

diem (Latin) comes from Latin dies, from Proto-Italic djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

diem (Latin): accusative singular of diēs

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of diēs

Ancestry of “diem”, step by step

diem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin dies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindiesA day, "particularly:"
2Proto-Italicdjousday, sky; Jupiter
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Proto-Italic djēm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
2Proto-Italic*djous—

Words derived from “diem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →