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Where does “dyal” come from?

dyal (Middle French) comes from Latin diālis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Ancestry of “dyal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiālis—
2Latindiēs—
3Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
4Proto-Italic*djous—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “dyal”

  • dial
  • dialing
  • sundial
  • redial
  • dialer
  • predial
  • autodial
  • dialable
  • dialout
  • autodialer
  • misdial
  • wardialer
  • moondial
  • diallist
  • subdial
  • dialless
  • dialist
  • dial in
  • dial-in
  • redialer
  • speed-dial
  • undialable
  • diall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →