Where does “djous patēr” come from?

djous patēr (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

djous patēr (Proto-Italic): Jupiter

Definitions

  1. Jupiter

Ancestry of “djous patēr”, step by step

djous patēr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic *djous

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

via Proto-Italic patēr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicpatērfather
2Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “djous patēr”

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