Re: [tied] Re: The e:us suffix, its origin...
From:
Brian M. Scott
Message:
42522
Date:
2005-12-15
At 5:31:27 PM on Thursday, December 15, 2005, Aigius wrote:
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> What is etymology of name Zeus?
I believe that it's *dye:us, where *dy- yields Greek z-.
The Greek genitive is Dios < Diwos.
[...]
Brian