Where does “dies” come from?

dies (Latin) comes 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.

dies (Latin): A day, particularly

Definitions

  1. A day, particularly

Ancestry of “dies”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dies”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →