Where does “dies Iovis” come from?

dies Iovis (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.

dies Iovis (Latin): Thursday

Definitions

  1. Thursday

Ancestry of “dies Iovis”, step by step

dies Iovis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin dies

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

via Latin Iovis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIovisJove; Jupiter; Jupiter, the Roman god
2LatiniuppiterJupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon
3Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
4Proto-Italicpatērfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “dies Iovis”

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