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Where does “divinityship” come from?

divinityship (English) comes from English divinity, from Old French divinité, from Latin divinitas, from Latin dīvīnus, from Latin dīvus, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós — to be bright; sky, heaven.

divinityship (English): The status of being divine; The skill or...

Definitions

  1. The status of being divine; The skill or...

Ancestry of “divinityship”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdivinityThe state, position, or fact of being a god or...
2Old Frenchdivinité—
3Latindivinitasdivinity, Godhead, godhood; the power of...
4Latindīvīnus—
5Latindīvus—
6Old Latindeivosgod, deity
7Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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