Where does “diū” come from?

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

diū (Latin): long, a long while, a while, for long, for a long time

Definitions

  1. long, a long while, a while, for long, for a long time

Ancestry of “diū”, step by step

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

Words derived from “diū”

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