Where does “iamdudum” come from?
iamdudum (Latin) comes from Latin dudum, from Latin diu, from Proto-Indo-European dyéw(i), from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
iamdudum (Latin): long since, long before, long ago
Definitions
- long since, long before, long ago
Ancestry of “iamdudum”, step by step
iamdudum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dudum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dudum | a short time ago, a little while ago, not long... |
| 2 | Latin | diu | long, a long while, a while, for long, for a long... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéw(i) | during the day |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |