Where does “dives” come from?

dives (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

dives (Latin): rich, wealthy; productive, fertile; talented

Definitions

  1. rich, wealthy; productive, fertile; talented

Ancestry of “dives”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
2Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “dives

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-
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