< Reconstruction:Proto-Italic
Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/djous patēr
Proto-Italic
Etymology
From *djous + *patēr, corresponding to Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws ph₂tḗr. Cognate with Vedic Sanskrit द्यौष्पितृ (dyáuṣ-pitṛ́).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdjou̯s ˈpa.teːr/
Proper noun
*djous patēr m
- Jupiter, the Sky Father
Declension
The attestation of the Umbrian dative 𐌉𐌖𐌅𐌄𐌐𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌄 (iuvepatre), with both parts inflected separately, suggests that the two parts were still morphologically distinct. See the declensions of *djous and *patēr.
Descendants
- Latin: Iūpiter, Iuppiter, also Diēspiter which is likely analogical
- Umbrian: 𐌉𐌖𐌐𐌀𐌕𐌄𐌓 (iupater)