Where does “semideity” come from?
semideity (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.
semideity (English): A demigod
Definitions
- A demigod
Ancestry of “semideity”, step by step
semideity 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 |