Where does “dies iovis” come from?

dies iovis (Latin) comes from Latin diēs, 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

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

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 →
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