Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/djous patēr

This Proto-Italic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Italic

Etymology

From *djous + *patēr, corresponding to Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws ph₂tḗr. Cognate with Vedic Sanskrit द्यौष्पितृ (dyáuṣ-pitṛ́).

Proper noun

*djous patēr m

1. 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)