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Where does “interdiu” come from?

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

interdiu (Latin): in the daytime; by day

Definitions

  1. in the daytime; by day

Ancestry of “interdiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiū—
2Proto-Italic*djous—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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