Divana

Latin Etymology la Dīvāna :af la:dīvus la:-āna 1 Equivalent to the root of la dīvus -āna god. The feminine la dīva goddess derived from la deiva, from la itc-pro *deiwā from la ine-pro *deywós from ine-pro *dyew- heaven, day sky; to shine. Roughly akin to itc-pro *deiwā + ine-pro *-nós *-néh₂. Later form la Dīāna derived by syncope. Compare early grc Διϝωνᾱ and grc Διϝωνη, syncopated to grc-dor Διώνᾱ and grc-att Διώνη. Pronunciation Dīvāna 1 1 Proper noun Dīvāna<1.both> la Old Latin lemma religion Old Italic divinity of light and of the moon; later the Roman goddess en Diana identified as counterpart to Greek goddess Artemis, the daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; goddess of the hunt, associated with wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity Declension Dīvāna<1.both> See also la Dīāna, la Diāna, la Iāna, la Jāna References Diana Diana Diana la Roman deities