Where does “Diana” come from?
Diana (Spanish) comes from Spanish día, from Old Spanish dia, from Vulgar Latin dia, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Diana (Spanish): Diana
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Diana”, step by step
Diana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish día
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | día | day; day, daytime |
| 2 | Old Spanish | dia | day |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | dia | inflection of dius: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 4 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Latin Diāna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Diāna | Diana, the daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; the goddess of the hunt, associated with wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of Greek goddess Artemis |
| 2 | Old Latin | Divana | — |
| 3 | Latin | dīva | goddess, deity |
| 4 | Old Latin | deiva | goddess, deity |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | deiwā | goddess |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |