Where does “jédi” come from?

jédi (Louisiana Creole) comes from French jeudi, from Old French jeudi, from Latin dies iovis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws — to be bright; sky, heaven.

jédi (Louisiana Creole): Thursday

Definitions

  1. Thursday

Ancestry of “jédi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchjeudiThursday
2Old FrenchjeudiThursday
3Latindies iovisThursday
4LatindiēsA day, particularly
5Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
6Proto-Italic*djous—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
9Proto-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 →