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Where does “déifier” come from?

déifier (French) comes from Latin deificāre, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

déifier (French): to deify

Definitions

  1. to deify

Ancestry of “déifier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindeificāre—
2LatinDeusGod
3Latindẹ̄vos—
4Old Latindeivosgod, deity
5Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “déifier”

  • deification
  • deify
  • undeify
  • deifier
  • disdeify
  • déification
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