Where does “vēsānus” come from?

vēsānus (Latin) comes 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.

vēsānus (Latin): mad, insane, frenzied; impetuous

Definitions

  1. mad, insane, frenzied; impetuous

Ancestry of “vēsānus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvē-too much, too little
2Proto-Italic*djous—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “vēsānus”

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