Where does “deus” come from?
deus (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese deus, 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.
deus (Galician): god, deity
Ancestry of “deus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | deus | god; God |
| 2 | Latin | deus | god, deity; epithet of high distinction |
| 3 | Latin | divinitas | divinity, Godhead, godhood; the power of... |
| 4 | Latin | dīvīnus | — |
| 5 | Latin | dīvus | — |
| 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 |