Where does “deiform” come from?

deiform (English) comes from Medieval Latin deiformis, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

deiform (English): godlike; conformable to the will of God

Definitions

  1. godlike; conformable to the will of God

Ancestry of “deiform”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latindeiformisdeiform
2LatinDeusGod
3Latindẹ̄vos—
4Old Latindeivosgod, deity
5Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “deiform”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Italic deiwos →