Where does “Deist” come from?

Deist comes from French déiste, from New Latin deista, from Latin -ista combined with deus meaning god, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European deywós.

Deist (English): of or relating to deism; a person who believes in...

Definitions

  1. of or relating to deism; a person who believes in...

Ancestry of “Deist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdéistedeist
2New Latindeista—
3Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
4Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tās—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →