Etymograph

English

Jupiter

Jupiter comes from Latin Iūpiter ‘father Jove’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws ph₂tḗr.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dyḗws ph₂tḗrreconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*djous patērliterally ‘sky father’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEIūpiter‘father Jove’
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1693Jupiter

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dyḗws ph₂tḗrreconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*djous patērliterally ‘sky father’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEIūpiter‘father Jove’
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1693Jupiter

Earliest quotation: 1693, Richard Blome, The Art of Heraldry: “5. Jupiter, a Mace of Majestry in Bend Sol.”

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws ph₂tḗr

Today it means

name The fifth and by far the largest planet in the Solar System, a gas giant, represented by the symbol ♃ in astronomy. Jupiter is known for its Great Red Spot and many moons including the Galilean moons.

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Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws ph₂tḗr / Jupiter

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