Where does “divinity” come from?
Divinity comes from Old French divinité, derived from Latin divinitas, an abstract noun formed from the adjective divinus, which combines the root dyew- meaning "sky" or "shine" with the suffix -inus, ultimately descended through Proto-Indo-European -iHnos and -no-.
divinity (English): The state, position, or fact of being a god or...
Definitions
- The state, position, or fact of being a god or...
Ancestry of “divinity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | divinité | — |
| 2 | Latin | divinitas | divinity, Godhead, godhood; the power of... |
| 3 | Latin | dīvīnus | divine, of a deity, superhuman, supernatural |
| 4 | Latin | dīvus | of or belonging to a deity; divine |
| 5 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |