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Where does “jueves” come from?

jueves (Spanish) comes from Latin dies iovis, 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.

jueves (Spanish): Thursday; the letter J in the Spanish phonetic...

Definitions

  1. Thursday; the letter J in the Spanish phonetic...

Ancestry of “jueves”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindies iovis—
2Latindiēs—
3Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
4Proto-Italic*djous—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “jueves”

  • Huwebes
  • Huwebes
  • xwábasi
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