Jove

(jōv)

noun

Jupiter, the Roman god

Origin: < L Jovis (used as gen. of Juppiter, Jupiter) < OL Jovis (gen. Jovis) < IE *diwes, gen. of *dyēus (> Gr Zeus) < base *dei-, to gleam, shine > deity

See Jove in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Roman Mythology

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Archaic Latin Iovis

Origin: or from Latin Iov-

Origin: , stem of Iuppiter; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots

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