Where does “undeify” come from?
undeify (English) comes from English deify, from French déifier, from Latin deificāre, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós — to be bright; sky, heaven.
undeify (English): To degrade from the state of deity; to deprive of...
Definitions
- To degrade from the state of deity; to deprive of...
Ancestry of “undeify”, step by step
undeify traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deify | To make a god of; To treat as worthy of worship;... |
| 2 | French | déifier | to deify |
| 3 | Latin | deificāre | — |
| 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |