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

Definitions

  1. so long; all this time

Ancestry of “tamdiu”, step by step

tamdiu 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 tam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintamso, so much, to such an extent, to such a degree
2Proto-Indo-Europeantéh₂m—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “tamdiu”

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