Where does “quamdiu” come from?

quamdiu (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.

quamdiu (Latin): how long; as long as, until, during

Definitions

  1. how long; as long as, until, during

Ancestry of “quamdiu”, step by step

quamdiu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin diū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiūlong, a long while, a while, for long, for a long time
2Proto-Italic*djous—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Latin quam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquamin what way, to what degree; how, how much, as...
2Proto-Italickʷoiwho, what
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “quamdiu”

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