Where does “deiformity” come from?

deiformity (English) comes from English deiform, 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.

deiformity (English): Resemblance to deity

Definitions

  1. Resemblance to deity

Ancestry of “deiformity”, step by step

deiformity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English deiform

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdeiformgodlike; conformable to the will of God
2Medieval Latindeiformisdeiform
3LatinDeusGod
4Latindẹ̄vos—
5Old Latindeivosgod, deity
6Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Italic deiwos →