Etymology

Vejovis

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Today it means: an ancient Italic Roman deity of Etruscan origin considered to be an underworld counterpart of Jupiter; literally “Little Jupiter”, “Anti-Jove” Full definition →

Latin Vējovis ← Old Latin Vēdiovis ← Proto-Italic *djous, *djowes
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*dyḗws
  2. Proto-Italic · derived from*djous, *djowes
  3. Old Latin · derived fromVēdiovis
  4. Latin · derived fromVējovis
  5. English todayVejovis

From Latin Vējovis, a later spelling of Vēiovis, from Old Latin Vēdiovis, from vē + Diovis from Proto-Italic *djous, *djowes, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*dyḗws all →

jupiterZenoJoveDyeus

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