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diu.

long, a long while, a while, for long, for a long time

3 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adv[ˈdi.uː]Classical-Latin[ˈdiː.u]
  1. long, a long while, a while, for long, for a long time

  2. continually, all day

  3. long enough

  4. by day

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *djowe, from Proto-Indo-European *dyéw(i) (“during the day”), locative case of *dyḗws, with d possibly imported from diēs. Cognate with Old Armenian տիւ (tiw), Sanskrit दिवा॑ (dívā, “by day”), ज्योक् (jyok, “for a long while”).

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