Where does “jovi” come from?

jovi (Sicilian) comes from Portuguese jovem, from Latin iuvenis, from Proto-Italic *juwō — young.

jovi (Sicilian): Thursday

Definitions

  1. Thursday

Ancestry of “jovi”, step by step

jovi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese jovem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesejovemyoung, youthful; youngster
2Latiniuvenisyoung; A youth, a young man, young woman, young...
3Proto-Italic*juwōyoung

via Sicilian jovidìa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SicilianjovidìaThursday
2LatinIovis diēs—
Every word from Proto-Italic *juwō →Every word from Latin iuvenis →Every word from Portuguese jovem →