Where does “Jūlijs” come from?
Jūlijs (Latvian) comes from Latin Iūlius, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Jūlijs (Latvian): the month of July the seventh month of the year
Definitions
- the month of July the seventh month of the year
Ancestry of “Jūlijs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Iūlius | Of the gens Julia, a patrician Roman family |
| 2 | Latin | iuppiter | Jupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | djous patēr | Jupiter |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |