Where does “demideity” come from?
demideity (English) comes from English deity, from Middle French deité, from Latin deitas, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós — to be bright; sky, heaven.
demideity (English): A partially divine being; a demigod or...
Definitions
- A partially divine being; a demigod or...
Ancestry of “demideity”, step by step
demideity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deity | Synonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact... |
| 2 | Middle French | deité | deity, god |
| 3 | Latin | deitas | divinity, deity, the nature of a god |
| 4 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 5 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via English demi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | demi | Alternative spelling of demy; A fifty pence... |
| 2 | Middle English | demi | half, half-sized, partial |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | demi | half |
| 4 | Latin | dīmidius | half |
| 5 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |