Where does “tamdiu” come from?
tamdiu (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.
tamdiu (Latin): so long; all this time
Ancestry of “tamdiu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | diū | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
Words derived from “tamdiu”