Where does “dieu” come from?
dieu (French) comes from Old French deu, 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.
dieu (French): A god, male divinity
Definitions
- A god, male divinity
Ancestry of “dieu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | deu | past participle of devoir; due |
| 2 | Latin | deus | god, deity; epithet of high distinction |
| 3 | Latin | divinitas | divinity, Godhead, godhood; the power of... |
| 4 | Latin | dīvīnus | divine, of a deity, superhuman, supernatural |
| 5 | Latin | dīvus | of or belonging to a deity; divine |
| 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 |