Where does “déité” come from?

déité (French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

déité (French): deity; god

Definitions

  1. deity; god

Ancestry of “déité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdeitédeity, god
2Latindeitasdivinity, deity, the nature of a god
3LatinDeusGod
4Latindẹ̄vos—
5Old Latindeivosgod, deity
6Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “déité”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Italic deiwos →