Where does “Deus” come from?
Deus (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese Deus, 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.
Deus (Galician): God
Ancestry of “Deus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | Deus | — |
| 2 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 3 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 4 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |