Where does “vecordia” come from?

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

vecordia (Latin): senselessness, insanity

Definitions

  1. senselessness, insanity

Ancestry of “vecordia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvecorsmad, insane, crazy
2Latinvē-too much, too little
3Proto-Italic*djous—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws →