"*Diuvei"

In most Indo-European languages, the name for the principal deity is derived from the Indo-European root "DHEU-", meaning "shining one" or "shining sky". Greek "Zeus"; Latin "Jupiter", "Jove", "deus", "Diana", "Janus"; Sanskrit "deva"; Gaelic "duw"; Romany "Duvel"; Old Germanic "Tiw"; Spanish "Dios"; French "Dieu"; English "deity", "divine" -- all these words derive from the same root.

"*Diuvei" is the name of the God in ancient Oscan, a language that was spoken in Italy in the days before the rise of Rome. Many years ago, when I sought for a name to call the Divine, this one just seemed to stick in my mind. I think I like it because it comes from the deepest roots of Western culture, from the tribes that lived on the land when Rome was only a village.

The asterisk is a symbol linguists use to show that this word is reconstructed from fragmentary ancient inscriptions. I keep it because it reminds me of a star or the Sun ("shining one"). "-ei" is a vocative suffix, so you could translate my name as meaning, "O Sky God!"

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