Diiovis

Latin Alternative forms la Diovis Dijovis la Iovis Jovis Classical Late Latin Etymology la ine-pro *dyew- la itc-ola - from la itc-pro *djous *djous, *djowes day, sky; Jove from la ine-pro *dyḗws sky god the bright one from ine-pro *dyew- to be bright, day sky. Combining the root with the title la pater Pater Father forms itc-ola Diēspiter Jupiter Father Jove whence the nominative and vocative of later forms of Diiovis are derived by analogous formation (cf. la Iuppiter, la Iovis). Related to la diēs, la dīvus, la dīus, la Diāna, la deus. Cognates include grc-dor Δεύς, grc-att Ζεύς—the Greek god to whom Roman Diiovis is later equated. Pronunciation Diiovis 1 Proper noun Diiovis<3.-I.both> m la Old Latin religion la Diovis the Old Italic name for Jove Declension Diiovis<3.-I.both> See also la Diēspiter, la Iuppiter Jupiter, Jove la Vēdiovis, la Vēiovis Vejove Anti-Jove la Vēdīus References la Roman deities