LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

sub Iove

sub Iove (not comparable)

Meaning

  1. figurativelynot comparableunder the Jovian sky, under the open sky, in the open air, outside.
    sub Iove dūrābant et corpora nūda gerēbant[Living] under the open sky they were toughened up, and displayed their bodies naked, trained to endure heavy rains and southern winds.8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 2.299–300

Origins

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

Quick answers

What does sub Iove mean in Latin?
sub Iove, a adverb, means “under the Jovian sky, under the open sky, in the open air, outside.”.