Where does “overdeity” come from?
overdeity (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.
overdeity (English): A superior or supreme deity
Definitions
- A superior or supreme deity
Ancestry of “overdeity”, step by step
overdeity 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 over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |