Where does “Mairt” come from?

Mairt (Old Irish) comes from Latin dīēs Martis, 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.

Mairt (Old Irish): Tuesday day of the week

Definitions

  1. Tuesday day of the week

Ancestry of “Mairt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindīēs MartisTuesday
2LatindiēsA day, particularly
3Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
4Proto-Italic*djous—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “Mairt”

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