Where does “diomedă” come from?
diomedă (Romanian) comes from Translingual Diomedea, from Ancient Greek Διομήδης, from Ancient Greek Ζεύς, from Proto-Hellenic dzéus, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
diomedă (Romanian): wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans)
Definitions
- wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans)
Ancestry of “diomedă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Diomedea | genus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Διομήδης | in particular, a mythological figure of the Iliad |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ζεύς | Zeus |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | dzéus | sky god, Zeus |
| 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 |