sub Iove

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally "under Jove", from sub (under) + ablative of Iovis (Jupiter, god of the sky).

Adverb[edit]

sub Iove (not comparable)

  1. (figuratively) under the Jovian sky, under the open sky, in the open air, outside.
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 2.299–300:
      sub Iove dūrābant et corpora nūda gerēbant
      docta gravēs imbrēs et tolerāre Notōs.
      [Living] under the open sky they were toughened up, and displayed their bodies naked,
      trained to endure heavy rains and southern winds.