Where does “dive” come from?

dive (Latin) comes from Latin divus, from Proto-Indo-European diwyós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

dive (Latin): vocative masculine singular of dīvus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of dīvus

Ancestry of “dive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindivusof or belonging to a deity; divine; godlike,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandiwyósheavenly
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European diwyós →Every word from Latin divus →