Where does “vē-” come from?

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

vē- (Latin): too much, too little

Definitions

  1. too much, too little

Ancestry of “vē-”, step by step

vē- traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic *djous

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

via Proto-Indo-European s(w)e-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeans(w)e-separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Proto-Indo-European h₂ew

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “vē-”

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