Where does “dio” come from?

dio (Esperanto) comes from Italian dio, from Latin deus, 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.

dio (Esperanto): a god

Definitions

  1. a god

Ancestry of “dio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandiogod, deity; one who is remarkably skilled in...
2Latindeusgod, deity; epithet of high distinction
3Latindivinitasdivinity, Godhead, godhood; the power of...
4Latindīvīnusdivine, of a deity, superhuman, supernatural
5Latindīvusof or belonging to a deity; divine
6Old Latindeivosgod, deity
7Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywósEvery word from Proto-Italic deiwos